The effect of radial head excision and arthroplasty on elbow kinematics and stability

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1730-1739

  Beingessner, Daphne M ^a   Dunning, Cynthia E ^b   Gordon, Karen D ^b   Johnson, James A ^b   King, Graham J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; ELBOW; EXCISION; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD ARTHROPLASTY; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RADIUS HEAD RESECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 3543004708     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200408000-00018     Document Type: Article

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