Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 119-129 , April 2009

Treatment Options After Failed Distal Radial Fracture Treatment (Salvage Procedures)

  • Dan A. Zlotolow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dan A. Zlotolow, MD, Philadelphia Shriners Hospital for Children, 3551 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
    • ,
  • Raymond B. Raven III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Raven Orthopaedics, Inc, Burbank, CA

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2009.09.017

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 119-129 , April 2009

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