Operative release of complete ankylosis of the elbow due to heterotopic bone in patients without severe injury of the central nervous system

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 849-857

  Ring, David ^a,b   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037995724     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200305000-00012     Document Type: Article

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