The medial approach for operative release of post-traumatic contracture of the elbow

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-73

  Wada, T ^a   Ishii, S ^a   Usui, M ^a,b   Miyano, S ^a,c  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Sunagawa Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; LIGAMENT; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033969061     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.82B1.9782     Document Type: Article

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