Olecranon osteotomy for exposure of fractures and nonunions of the distal humerus

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 446-449

  Ring, David ^a   Gulotta, Lawrence ^a   Chin, Kingsley ^b   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal humerus; Fracture; Nonunion; Olecranon; Osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; ULNA;

EID: 4444261505     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200408000-00010     Document Type: Article

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