Residual subluxation of the elbow after dislocation or fracture-dislocation: Treatment with active elbow exercises and avoidance of varus stress

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-280

  Duckworth, Andrew D ^a   Kulijdian, Anna ^b   McKee, Michael D ^b   Ring, David ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 40149095402     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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