Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction: A systematic review

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 455, Issue , 2007, Pages 72-77

  Purcell, Derek B ^a   Matava, Matthew J ^a   Wright, Rick W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE; ULNAR NERVE; ARTHROSCOPY; ELBOW; INJURY; LIGAMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33846814752     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e31802eb447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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