Validation of the lesser sigmoid notch of the ulna as a reference point for accurate placement of a prosthesis for the head of the radius: A cadaver study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-416

  van Riet, Roger P ^a   van Glabbeek, F ^a   de Weerdt, W ^a   Oemar, J ^b   Bortier, H ^c  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RADIUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULNA;

EID: 34147124354     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B3.18099     Document Type: Article

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