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A protocol for a single-center, single-blinded randomized-controlled trial investigating volar plating versus conservative treatment of unstable distal radius fractures in patients older than 65 years

BACKGROUND: Distal radius fractures (DRF) are very common in elderly patients, who present at the Emergency Department. Surgical treatment with open reduction and internal fixation using volar locking plates is widely prevalent despite the lack of evidence proving its superiority to conservative tre...

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Autores principales: Pedersen, Jonas, Mortensen, Simon Oksbjerre, Rölfing, Jan Duedal, Thorninger, Rikke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31253145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2677-y