What happens to the elbow joint after fractured radial head excision? Clinical and radiographic study at a mean 15-year follow-up

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 126-130

  Faldini, Cesare ^a   Pagkrati, S ^a   Grandi, G ^a   Digennaro, V ^a   Lauretani, G ^a   Faldini, O ^a   Giannini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Elbow; Excision; Radial head

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; LEARNING; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33749559239     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-006-0135-8     Document Type: Article

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