K-Wire position in tension band wiring of the Olecranon - A comparison of two techniques

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 427-431

  Mullett, J H ^a   Shannon, F ^a   Noel J ^a   Lawlor, G ^b   Lee, T C ^c   O'Rourke, S K ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034237449     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(00)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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