Comminuted radial head fractures treated with a modular metallic radial head arthroplasty: Study of outcomes

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2192-2200

  Grewal, Ruby ^a   MacDermid, Joy C ^a   Faber, Kenneth J ^a   Drosdowech, Darren S ^a   King, Graham J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 33749547403     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00962     Document Type: Article

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