Clinical outcomes of the DANE TJ technique to treat ulnar collateral ligament insufficiency of the elbow

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2039-2044

  Dines, Joshua S ^a   ElAttrache, Neal S ^a   Conway, John E ^b   Smith, Wade ^b   Ahmad, Christopher S ^c  

^a KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Specialty Associates   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

DANE; Elbow; Reconstruction; Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANE TJ TECHNIQUE; ELBOW; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; LYSIS; NEURITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; BASEBALL; BONE SCREWS; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA;

EID: 36248993436     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507305802     Document Type: Article

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