Outcome of open release for post-traumatic elbow stiffness

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 673-678

  Tan, Virak ^a   Daluiski, Aaron ^b   Simic, Paul ^b   Hotchkiss, Robert N ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow stiffness; Manipulation under anesthesia; Medial and lateral open release; Post traumatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPLINTING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTRACTURE; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33748740651     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000196000.96056.51     Document Type: Article

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