The operative treatment of fractures of the distal radius is increasing: Results from a nationwide swedish study

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 96 B, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 963-969

  Mellstrand Navarro, C ^a   Pettersson, H J ^a   Tornqvist, H ^a   Ponzer, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY; WRIST FRACTURE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BONE PLATING SYSTEM; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; INFANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NEWBORN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXTERNAL FIXATION; INTERNAL FIXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84987849630     PISSN: 20494394     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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