Influence of surgeon, patient and radiographic factors on distal radius fracture treatment

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 796-804

  Neuhaus, V ^a,b   Bot, A G ^a   Guitton, T G ^a   Ring, D C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; interobserver agreement; operative treatment; patient characteristics; surgeon characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RADIUS FRACTURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942105332     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193414555284     Document Type: Article

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