Comparison of tension-band and figure-of-eight wiring techniques for treatment of olecranon fractures

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 377-382

  Karlsson, Magnus K ^a   Hasserius, Ralph ^a   Besjakov, Jack ^a   Karlsson, Caroline ^a   Josefsson, Per Olof ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CYST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT CAVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPHYTE; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELBOW; KIRSCHNER WIRE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE WIRES; CHILD; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042849085     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2002.124548     Document Type: Article

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