Elbow Capsulectomy for Posttraumatic Elbow Stiffness

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1264-1271

  Ring, David ^a   Adey, Lauren ^a   Zurakowski, David ^a   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

contracture; Elbow; release; stiffness; ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW CAPSULECTOMY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; JOINT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTTRAUMATIC ELBOW STIFFNESS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; CONTRACTURE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 33749268198     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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