Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 290-299 , October 2007

Patient-perceived Outcome after Displaced Distal Radius Fractures: A Comparison between Radiological Parameters, Objective Physical Variables, and the DASH Score

  • Maria K.T. Wilcke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Maria K. T. Wilcke, MD, Division of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, S-182 88 Danderyd, Sweden.
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  • Hassan Abbaszadegan, MD, PhD
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  • Per Y. Adolphson, MD, PhD

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PII: S0894-1130(07)00102-0

doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2007.06.001

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 290-299 , October 2007

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