Surgeon accuracy in the selection of the flexion-extension axis of the elbow: An in vitro study

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-456

  Brownhill, James R ^a,b   Furukawa, Keizo ^a,c   Faber, Kenneth J ^a,b   Johnson, James A ^a,b   King, Graham J W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY; ELBOW FLEXION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33745760844     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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