Functional results after operative treatment of olecranon fractures

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-197

  Rommens, P M ^a   Schneider, R U ^a   Reuter, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthrosis; Classification systems; Elbow function; Elbow instability; Olecranon fracture; Prognostic factors; Proximal radius lesion; Tension band wiring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2442494994     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2004.11679535     Document Type: Review

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