Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Compared With Excision for Unstable Displaced Fractures of the Radial Head

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 630-636

  Lindenhovius, Anneluuk L C ^a   Felsch, Quinten ^a   Doornberg, Job N ^a   Ring, David ^a   Kloen, Peter ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; long term follow up; Mason; radial head; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 34247863757     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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