Rockwood type III acromioclavicular dislocation: Surgical versus conservative treatment

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-225

  Gstettner, C ^a   Tauber, M ^a   Hitzl, W ^a   Resch, H ^a  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR DISLOCATION; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; ROCKWOOD TYPE 3 ACROMIOCLAVICULAR DISLOCATION; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY; STUDENT T TEST;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40149092613     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.07.017     Document Type: Article

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