A review of outcomes in 18 patients with floating elbow

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 563-570

  Solomon, Harrison B ^a   Zadnik, Mary ^a   Eglseder, W Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 0141619233     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200309000-00004     Document Type: Review

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