Management of recurrent, complex instability of the elbow with a hinged external fixator

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1031-1036

  McKee, Michael D ^a,f   Bowden, Scott H ^a   King, Graham J ^b   Patterson, Stuart D ^b   Jupiter, Jesse B ^c   Bamberger, H Brent ^e   Paksima, Nader ^d,e  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBLUXATION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031735283     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.80B6.8536     Document Type: Article

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