Management of cubitus varus and valgus

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 771-780

  Kim, Hui Taek ^a   Lee, Jung Sub ^a   Yoo, Chong Il ^a  

^a Pusan National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUBITUS VALGUS; CUBITUS VARUS; ELBOW DISLOCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MOTION; NERVE PARALYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

EID: 16844383566     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.01870     Document Type: Article

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