Functional Outcomes of Arthroscopic Capsular Release of the Elbow

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 842-849

  Nguyen, Duong ^a   Proper, Stewart I W ^b   MacDermid, Joy C ^c   King, Graham J W ^a   Faber, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Capsulectomy; Contracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CAPSULOTOMY; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CONTRACTURE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746830427     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.04.100     Document Type: Article

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