Results of acute excision of the radial head in elbow radial head fracture-dislocations

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 354-358

  Sanchez Sotelo, Joaquin ^a,b   Romanillos, O ^a   Garay, E Gil ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow dislocation; Radial head excision; Radial head fracture

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DISLOCATION; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BONE WIRES; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0034207641     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200006000-00009     Document Type: Article

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