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Above-versus below-elbow casting for conservative treatment of distal radius fractures: a randomized controlled trial and study protocol

BACKGROUND: A variety of cast options are available for the non-surgical treatment of distal radius fractures (DRF) in adults. However, the literature is inconclusive regarding the need to immobilize the elbow joint after reduction in order to prevent rotation of the forearm in order to maintain the...

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Autores principales: Okamura, Aldo, de Mendonça, Gabriel Maciel, Raduan Neto, Jorge, de Moraes, Vinicius Ynoe, Faloppa, Flavio, Belloti, João Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5870077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29587687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2007-9