Management of radial head fractures with implant arthroplasty

Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-26

  King, Graham J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; SILICONE;

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ENDOPROSTHESIS; EXPERIENCE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METAL IMPLANTATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; REVIEW; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 3242707591     PISSN: 15310914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jassh.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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