Outcomes and financial implications of intra-articular distal radius fractures: a comparative study of open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with volar locking plates versus nonoperative management
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- 2 February 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Vol. 18 (3) , 229-234
Abstract
To evaluate the functional and radiographic outcomes, as well as the treatment costs, of closed displaced intra-articular distal radius fractures treated with either open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with volar locking plates or nonoperative treatment with plaster cast immobilisation.Keywords
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