Subtotal amputation injuries in the elbow region treated with a hinged external fixator

Orthopedics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 432-438

  Schmickal, Thomas ^a   Parekh, Anand ^b   Hoentzsch, Dankworth ^c   Wentzensen, Andreas ^c   Smith, Wade ^d  

^a Department of Emergency   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BG Unfallklinik   (Germany)

^d DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; ELBOW FLEXION; ELBOW FRACTURE; ELBOW INJURY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION; WOUND HEALING; CHILD; ELBOW; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; ELBOW JOINT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34447250319     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20070601-16     Document Type: Article

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