Injury
Volume 41, Issue 6 , Pages 592-598 , June 2010

The efficacy of closed reduction in displaced distal radius fractures

  • P. Neidenbach

      Affiliations

    • Private University Liechtenstein, Triesen, Liechtenstein
    • AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Dübendorf, Switzerland
    • ,
  • L. Audigé

      Affiliations

    • AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Dübendorf, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Stettbachstrasse 6, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 044 200 2462; fax: +41 044 200 2460.
    • ,
  • M. Wilhelmi-Mock

      Affiliations

    • AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Dübendorf, Switzerland
    • ,
  • B. Hanson

      Affiliations

    • AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Dübendorf, Switzerland
    • ,
  • P. De Boer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, St James’ University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
    • AO Education, Dübendorf, Switzerland

,Accepted 27 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.10.055

Injury
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