External fixator for maintaining reduction before volar plating: A simple treatment method for association of osteosynthesis type C3 distal radius fracture

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 14-20

  Tsai, Chun Hao ^a,b   Hsu, Chin Jung ^a   Wang, Ta I ^a   Fong, Yi Chin ^a   Hsu, Horng Chaung ^a,b   Lin, Tsung Li ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Graduate Institute of Integration Chinese and Western Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

External fixator; Type C3 distal radius fracture; Volar plating

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BONE PLATE; DEVICES; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMAN; INJURIES; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959156469     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000108     Document Type: Article

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