A comparison of open reduction and internal fixation and primary total elbow arthroplasty in the treatment of intraarticular distal humerus fractures in women older than age 65

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 473-480

  Frankle, Mark A ^a   Herscovici Jr , Dolfi ^a   DiPasquale, Thomas G ^a   Vasey, Matthew B ^a   Sanders, Roy W ^a  

^a FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Comorbidities; Elbow; Fracture; Open reduction and internal fixation

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; ELBOW; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042474437     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200308000-00001     Document Type: Review

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