title: Adult diaphyseal forearm fractures: intramedullary nail versus plate fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kakar
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D018483:Diaphyses / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*