Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 65-72 , January 2007

Do radiographic indices of distal radius fracture reduction predict outcomes in older adults receiving conservative treatment?

  • J.L. Jaremko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • R.G.W. Lambert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • B.H. Rowe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • J.A. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • S.R. Majumdar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.R. Majumdar, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, 2E3.07 Walter MacKenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7. Tel.: +1 780 407 1399; fax: +1 780 407 2680.

Received 7 June 2006 ,Revised 8 August 2006 ,Accepted 15 August 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00304-7

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.08.013

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 65-72 , January 2007

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