Percutaneous pinning versus volar locking plate internal fixation for unstable distal radius fractures: a meta-analysis

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 158-167

  Peng, Fei ^a   Liu, Yuan Xiang ^a   Wan, Zhen Yu ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distal; external fixation; fracture; internal fixation; K wire; locking plate; meta analysis; ORIF; radius

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENT; BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIUS FRACTURE;

BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 85041370057     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193417735810     Document Type: Article

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