Is tension band wiring technique the "gold standard" for the treatment of olecranon fractures? A long term functional outcome study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Chalidis, Byron E ^a   Sachinis, Nick C ^a   Samoladas, Efthimios P ^a   Dimitriou, Christos G ^a   Pournaras, John D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 40549123347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-3-9     Document Type: Article

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