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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Distal radius fracture"”.
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MUSCULOSKELETAL STRENGTH, FALL AND FRACTURE RISK IN EARLY POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
… status over the first year following a distal radius fracture (DRF), and evaluate differences in fall and fracture risk factors in women over the age of 50 years with a DRF compared to their non-fractured peers. Methods: Two cohorts of participants volunteered in two sub-studies of the …
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Psychological Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Upper Extremity Conditions
… patients’ emotional experiences following distal radius fracture. A qualitative study (n = 14) explored patients’ early emotional responses, identifying four themes: prior psychological and life context, injury appraisal, social support, and loss of independence with adaptive coping. A …
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Functional outcome and experiences concerning daily life after malunion of the distal radius and corrective osteotomy
BACKGROUND. Distal radius fractures are common injuries that occur at all ages. The commonest complication is that the fracture heals in malunion. This can negatively affect function and the ability to perform activities. A malunion can be corrected surgically, with the aim of restoring the anatomy …
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High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography Based Finite Element Modelling of Distal Radius Strength: Assessing Effect of Heterogeneous Material Properties and Scan Site
… (HR-pQCT) based finite element (FE) models of distal radius sections explains 66% of variance in experimental testing results on intact forearms under fall configuration testing. However, this FE model employs a somewhat simplistic modeling approach in that it does not account for variations in …
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Fracture of the distal radius - outcome, primary surgery and treatment of malunion
A consensus protocol for treatment of distal radius fractures (DRF) has been developed to aid clinicians in treatment decision making. The protocol was evaluated in Paper I using a validated subjective outcome instrument, DASH in 518 consecutive patients. A good final subjective result was achieved …
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¿Es habitual fijar la fractura de estiloides cubital en fracturas de radiodistal? Unidad de Servicio de salud Red sur Occidente Kennedy 2018
… radiológicos en pacientes con fractura de radio distal tratados quirúrgicamente en la unidad de servicio de salud Red Sur Occidente Kennedy durante febrero a junio de 2018. La fractura de radio distal es una fractura común en el servicio de urgencias al que se enfrentan los ortopedistas en su …