Intra-articular distal radius fractures in elderly patients: a randomized prospective study of casting versus volar plating

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 142-147

  Martinez Mendez, Daniel ^a   Lizaur Utrilla, Alejandro ^a,b   de Juan Herrero, Joaquin ^b  

^a Hospital Elda   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

conservative treatment; Distal radius fracture; elderly; intra articular fracture; surgical treatment; volar plating

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; BONE PLATE; CLOSED FRACTURE REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC CAST; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BONE PLATES; CASTS, SURGICAL; CLOSED FRACTURE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85041332957     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193417727139     Document Type: Article

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