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Research Article

Wrist function recovers more rapidly after volar locked plating than after external fixation but the outcomes are similar after 1 year

A randomized study of 63 patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius

Maria K T Wilcke Division of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hassan Abbaszadegan Division of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Per Y Adolphson Division of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 76-81 | Received 23 Jun 2010, Accepted 11 Oct 2010, Published online: 01 Feb 2011

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