Biomechanical evaluation of a new ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction technique with interference screw fixation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 332-337

  Ahmad, Christopher S ^a,d   Lee, Thay Q ^b   ElAttrache, Neal S ^c  

^a Coll Phys/Surgs of Columbia Univ ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

^d New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; INTERFERENCE SCREW FIXATION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULNA; ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0038351054     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310030201     Document Type: Conference Paper

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