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Trends in the United States in the Treatment of Distal Radial Fractures in the Elderly | Synapse

August 1, 2009

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Trends in the United States in the Treatment of Distal Radial Fractures in the Elderly

KCKevin C. ChungUniversity of Michigan MSMelissa J. ShauverNorthwestern University

John D. BirkmeyerDartmouth College

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Since 2000, although the majority of distal radial fractures are still treated nonoperatively, there has been an increase in the use of internal fixation and a concurrent decrease in the rate of closed treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly in the United States.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69deb894210a0977fce955a6 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.h.01297

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