Metallic radial head arthroplasty improves valgus stability of the elbow

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 368, Issue , 1999, Pages 114-125

  King, Graham J W ^a,b   Zarzour, Zane D S ^a   Rath, David A ^a   Dunning, Cynthia E ^a   Patterson, Stuart D ^a   Johnson, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELBOW; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; METAL IMPLANTATION; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; TENDON; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032744485     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199911000-00014     Document Type: Article

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