Treatment of sequelae of radial head fractures with a bipolar radial head prosthesis: Good outcome after 1-4 years follow-up in 11 patients

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 867-872

  Brinkman, Justus Martyn ^a   Rahusen, Frank Th G ^a   De Vos, Maarten J ^a   Eygendaal, Denise ^a  

^a St Maartensclinic ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BONE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RATING SCALE; REOPERATION; ARTHROPLASTY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644857426     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670510045516     Document Type: Article

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