[Surgical treatment of forearm shaft fracture]

Unfallchirurgie. 1989 Jun;15(3):122-8.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Between 1977 and 1987 at trauma hospital in Salzburg 142 patients with shaft fractures in the middle third of forearm have been treated by open reduction (altogether 730 forearm fractures in the same period). Among other things post surgical complications are examined. Functional results and reported troubles of patients are demonstrated by 66 cases which have been reviewed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
  • Fractures, Open / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Open / surgery*
  • Fractures, Ununited / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pseudarthrosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Radius Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Radius Fractures / surgery*
  • Ulna Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Ulna Fractures / surgery*
  • Wound Healing*