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Should an Ulnar Styloid Fracture Be Fixed Following Volar Plate Fixation of a Distal Radial Fracture?

Jae Kwang Kim, Young-Do Koh, Nam-Hoon Do

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2010 · 131 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

An accompanying ulnar styloid fracture in patients with stable fixation of a distal radial fracture has no apparent adverse effect on wrist function or stability of the distal radioulnar joint.

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Development of an upper extremity outcome measure: The DASH (disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and head)

Pamela L. Hudak, Peter C. Amadio, Claire Bombardier et al. · American Journal of Industrial Medicine · 1996 · 4.9K citations

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Fracture of the Distal Radius Including Sequelae-Shoulder–Handfinger Syndrome, Disturbance in the Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint and Impairment of Nerve Function: A Clinical and Experimental Study

Gösta Frykman · Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica · 1967 · 767 citations

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Volar fixed-angle plate fixation for unstable distal radius fractures in the elderly patient

Jorge L. Orbay, Diego L. Fernández · The Journal Of Hand Surgery · 2004 · 497 citations · Full text

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Responsiveness of the short form-36, disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire, patient-rated wrist evaluation, and physical impairment measurements in evaluating recovery after a distal radius fracture

Joy C. MacDermid, Robert S. Richards, Allan Donner et al. · The Journal Of Hand Surgery · 2000 · 410 citations

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Peripheral tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex cause distal radioulnar joint instability after distal radial fractures

Tommy Lindau, Catarina Adlercreutz, Per Aspenberg · The Journal Of Hand Surgery · 2000 · 292 citations

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