Rate of Improvement following Volar Plate Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures

Purpose. To determine recovery timeline of unstable distal radius fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation with a locking volar plate. Methods. Data was collected prospectively on a consecutive series of twenty-seven patients during routine post-operative visits at 2 and 6 weeks, an...

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Main Authors: Chris Dillingham, MaryBeth Horodyski, Aimee M. Struk, Thomas Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/565642