Techniques to tame the terrible triad: Unstable fracture dislocations of the elbow

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-137

  Cook, Robert E ^a   McKee, Michael D ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex elbow dislocation; Coronoid fracture; Radial head fracture; Terrible triad

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELBOW FRACTURE; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037588506     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otor.2003.0164     Document Type: Article

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