Results of total elbow arthroplasty in the treatment of distal humerus fractures in elderly Asian patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 889-892

  Lee, Keng Thiam ^a   Lai, Choon Hin ^a   Singh, Sarbjit ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elbow; Elderly; Humeral fracture; Replacement arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPLASTY; ASIAN; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MAYO ELBOW PERFORMANCE SCORE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL ELBOW PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY; ASIA; COMORBIDITY; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750011546     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000215421.77665.7a     Document Type: Review

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