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Letter to the Editor| Volume 42, ISSUE 2, P224-225, February 2011

Technique over reason?

      I was interested to read the article by Shyamalan et al.
      • Shyamalan G.
      • Theokli C.
      • Pearse Y.
      • Tennant D.
      Volar locking plates versus Kirschener wires for distal radius fractures – a cost analysis study.
      in December's issue regarding the management of distal radius fractures. Obviously this type of injury is one of the commonest seen in trauma and the authors point out a gap in the research regarding treatment.
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