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SIMULTANEOUS FRACTURES OF THE SCAPHOID, PROXIMAL AND DISTAL END OF THE RADIUS: A CASE REPORT

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Issei Nagura, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan. Tel: (+81) 78-382-5985, Fax: (+81) 78-351-6944.

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Hiroyuki Fujioka

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan

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Yuji Nabeshima

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himeji St. Mary's Hospital, 650 Nibuno, Himeji, 670-0801, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810410004643Cited by:1 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We report a case of injury, simultaneous fractures of scaphoid, distal radius and radial head. It was treated by fixation operatively, and then early active range of motion exercise was started.

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