Simple elbow dislocation among adults: A comparative study of two different methods of treatment

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1254-1258

  Maripuri, Subramanyam Naidu ^a   Debnath, Ujjwal Kanti ^a   Rao, Prabhakar ^a   Mohanty, Khitish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early mobilisation; Plaster immobilisation; Simple elbow dislocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASTS, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35748975190     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.02.040     Document Type: Article

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