Compass hinge fixator for acute and chronic instability of the elbow;Der Compass-Gelenkfixateur bei akuter und chronischer Instabilität des Ellenbogens

Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-157

  Ring, David ^b   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute and chronic elbow instability; Hinged external fixation

Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW INJURY; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELBOW JOINT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444375096     PISSN: 09346694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00064-005-1126-2     Document Type: Article

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