Original article
The requirement for closed reduction of dorsally displaced unstable distal radius fractures before operative treatment
A randomized controlled study
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2020; 117: 783-9. DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0783
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Praxis für Handchirurgie und Unfallchirurgie, Bad Mergentheim: PD Dr. med. Steffen Löw
Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim:
Marion Papay, Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Eingartner
Handchirurgie, Vulpiusklinik, Bad Rappenau: PD Dr. med. Christian Karl Spies,
Prof. Dr. med. Frank Unglaub
Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim: Prof. Dr. med. Frank Unglaub
Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim:
Marion Papay, Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Eingartner
Handchirurgie, Vulpiusklinik, Bad Rappenau: PD Dr. med. Christian Karl Spies,
Prof. Dr. med. Frank Unglaub
Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim: Prof. Dr. med. Frank Unglaub
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