Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4070724 | The Journal of Hand Surgery | 2006 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
To maintain radial length after volar fixed-angle plating, placement of the distal screws as subchondral as possible is essential. The subchondral plate-screw-bone constructs showed significantly greater rigidity, indicating higher resistance to postoperative loads and displacement forces.
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Authors
Herwig MD, Adam L. PhD, Tom MD, Ralf MD, Martin MD, Jesse B. MD,