Open elbow arthrolysis for posttraumatic elbow stiffness

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 405-409

  Cikes, Alec ^a,b   Jolles, Brigitte M ^a   Farron, Alain ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elbow arthrolysis; Elbow stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; JOINT SURGERY; MALE; OPEN ELBOW ARTHROLYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC ELBOW STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROMA; SKIN INFECTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACTURE; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748197752     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200607000-00007     Document Type: Article

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