Plain Radiographs Are Inadequate to Identify Overlengthening With a Radial Head Prosthesis

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-339

  Shors, Heidi C ^a   Gannon, Caitlin ^a   Miller, Mark C ^a   Schmidt, Christopher C ^a   Baratz, Mark E ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ligament injury; overlengthening; overstuffing; radial head implant; radiographs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; STUDENT T TEST; ULNA;

CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 40649098436     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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