Complex elbow instability

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 278-286

  Tashjian, Robert Z ^a   Katarincic, Julia A ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University Orthopedics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DISLOCATION; ELBOW; FRACTURE FIXATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; ULNA FRACTURE;

COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MONTEGGIA'S FRACTURE; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 33749074981     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200605000-00003     Document Type: Review

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