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The Future of Healing: External Fixation’s Role in Distal Ulna and Radius Fractures

The Future of Healing External Fixation's Role in Distal Ulna and Radius Fractures

About 17% of all fractures and about 1.5-2.5% of all visits to emergency rooms are due to distal radius fractures (DRFs), making them a prominent acute occurrence in traumatology.  Fractures of the metacarpal bones (10.5% of all fractures), the proximal femur (8.9% of all fractures), and the finger phalanges (11.2%) rank highest in terms of […]