Fracture of the radial head with associated elbow dislocation: Results of treatment using a floating radial head prosthesis

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-177

  Popovic, Nebojsa ^a   Gillet, Ph ^a   Rodriguez, A ^a   Lemaire, R ^a  

^a CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Elbow injury; Floating radial head prosthesis; Functional outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISLOCATION; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034151040     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200003000-00004     Document Type: Article

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