Primary total elbow replacement for fractures of the distal humerus;Primäre totale Ellenbogenprothese zur Versorgung distaler Humerusfrakturen

Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-142

  Müller, Lars Peter ^a   Kamineni, Srinath ^b   Rommens, Pol Maria ^a   Morrey, Bernhard F ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal humerus fracture; Elbow replacement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ELBOW JOINT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444418668     PISSN: 09346694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00064-005-1125-3     Document Type: Article

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