Treatment of simple elbow dislocation using an immediate motion protocol

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 308-311

  Ross, Glen ^a,b   McDevitt, Edward R ^a   Chronister, Raymond ^a   Ove, P Norman ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033004195     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270030701     Document Type: Article

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