Release of the medial collateral ligament to improve flexion in post-traumatic elbow stiffness

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 614-618

  Ruch, D S ^a,b   Shen, J ^a,b,c   Chloros, G D ^a,b,c   Krings, E ^a,b,c   Papadonikolakis, A ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BROBERG AND MORREY SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; POSTTRAUMATIC ELBOW STIFFNESS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; CONTRACTURE; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43649106740     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B5.19999     Document Type: Review

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