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Open Access 01-12-2022 | Distal Radius Fracture | Editorial

Diagnostics, incidence and treatment of the distal radius fractures: an area for many studies, opinions and treatment options

Author: Johannes Frank

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 6/2022

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Conservative treatment of distal radius fractures could be found in historical articles for more than 3000 years including techniques for reposition and splinting. Since surgical treatment has been introduced by Alan Lambotte around 1908, surgical treatment of distal radius fractures has certainly increased in recent decades, especially since the introduction of new angular stable implants around 30 years ago [1, 2]. However, many studies, metanalysis and systematic reviews are available in the literature, discussing all facets of this fractures. …

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Title: Diagnostics, incidence and treatment of the distal radius fractures: an area for many studies, opinions and treatment options
Author: Johannes Frank
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Distal Radius Fracture
Conservative Therapy
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-022-02150-3

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