Comparison of Acute Versus Subacute Treatment of Terrible Triad Injuries of the Elbow

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 920-926

  Lindenhovius, Anneluuk L C ^a   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronoid; dislocation; elbow; fracture; lateral collateral ligament; operative treatment; radial head; terrible triad injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 47649096072     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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