Low profile fixation of radial head and neck fractures: Surgical technique and clinical experience

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 718-724

  Smith, Adam M ^a   Morrey, Bernard F ^b   Steinmann, Scott P ^b  

^a Kentucky Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Radial head fixation; Radial head fracture; Radial head open reduction and internal fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; ROTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; ELBOW JOINT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35948987556     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31812e5168     Document Type: Article

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