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. 2010 May;26(2):237-43.
doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2010.01.001.

Complications associated with distraction plate fixation of wrist fractures

Douglas P Hanel  1 , Scott David Ruhlman, Leo I Katolik, Christopher H Allan
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Complications associated with distraction plate fixation of wrist fractures

Douglas P Hanel et al. Hand Clin. 2010 May.

Abstract

This article discusses the major and minor complications of distal plating in the light of a cohort study carried out by the authors, who reviewed all patients undergoing bridge distraction plate fixation of distal radius fractures by three surgeons in a single level I trauma center. The article discusses the effectiveness and the complication rates associated with the technique.

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