Static progressive splinting for posttraumatic elbow stiffness

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 400-404

  Doornberg, Job N ^a   Ring, David ^b   Jupiter, Jesse B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Posttraumatic elbow stiffness; Splinting; Trauma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULOTOMY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACTURE; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748169678     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200607000-00006     Document Type: Article

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