A hinged external fixator for treatment of complex elbow joint injuries;Der bewegungsfixateur zur frühfunktionellen behandlung komplexer osteoligamentärer verletzungen des ellenbogengelenks

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 320-326

  Schmickal, T ^a   Hoentzsch, D ^b   Wentzensen, A ^c  

^a Klinikum Neumarkt   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c BG UNFALLKLINIK LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics elbow; External fixator; Hinged fixator; Komplex elbow injury; ORIF elbow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FRACTURE; ELBOW INJURY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ELBOW JOINT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247126994     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-006-1223-1     Document Type: Article

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