Management of Mason Type-III Radial Head Fractures with a Titanium Prosthesis, Ligament Repair, and Early Mobilization

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 274-280

  Ashwood, N ^a   Bain, Gregory I ^a   Unni, R ^a  

^a MODBURY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LIMITATION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MASON TYPE III RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE; MAYO ELBOW PERFORMANCE SCORE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TITANIUM RADIAL HEAD PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0942301372     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200402000-00009     Document Type: Article

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