The IDEAL classification system: a new method for classifying fractures of the distal extremity of the radius description and reproducibility

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE There is no consensus concerning which classification for distal radius fractures is best and the existing methods present poor reproducibility. This study aimed to describe and assess the reproducibility of the new IDEAL classification, and to compare it with widely used syste...

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Main Authors: Joao Carlos Belloti, Joao Baptista Gomes dos Santos, Vinicius Ynoe de Moraes, Felipe Vitiello Wink, Marcel Jun Sugawara Tamaoki, Flavio Faloppa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802013000400252&lng=en&tlng=en