Hyperextension trauma to the elbow joint induced through the distal ulna or the distal radius: Pathoanatomy and kinematics: An experimental study of the ligament injuries

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-182

  Tyrdal, S ^a   Olsen, B S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elbow joint ligament; Handball goalie's elbow; Hyperextension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LIGAMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIUS; ULNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ULNA;

EID: 0032085204     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00189.x     Document Type: Article

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