Chronic posttraumatic anterior dislocation of the radial head in children: Thirteen cases treated by open reduction, ulnar osteotomy, and annular ligament reconstruction through a boyd incision

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Wang, Matthew N ^a,b   Chang, Wei Ning ^c,d  

^a KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Dislocation; Elbow; Monteggia's fracture; Osteotomy; Radial head; Ulna

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NERVE PARALYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SCORING SYSTEM; ULNA; ULNA FRACTURE; DISLOCATION; ELBOW; FEMALE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONTEGGIA'S FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNA;

EID: 33646851619     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000189881.75421.92     Document Type: Article

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