Rates of Corrective Osteotomy After Distal Radius Fractures Treated Nonsurgically and Surgically

Purpose: Distal radius fractures commonly occur and can be a major cause of morbidity in the aging population; yet the rates of osteotomy for malunited fractures have not been described for nonsurgical and surgical treatment. We hypothesized that the rate of corrective osteotomy would be lower in fr...

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Main Authors: Hannah A. Dineen, MD, Shawn D. Feinstein, MD, Dax T. Varkey, MD, MPH, Jamie A. Jarmul, PhD, Reid W. Draeger, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258951411930012X