Extension restriction of the elbow caused by a synovial fold - a report on 2 athletes

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-86

  Sakai, Kiyoshi ^a,b   Kanamori, Masahiko ^b   Kitano, Satoru ^c  

^a Kamioka Town Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c Takaoka City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0033025539     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679909000965     Document Type: Article

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