Management of acute distal humeral fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A case series

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2197-2205

  Jost, Bernhard ^a   Adams, Robert A ^b   Morrey, Bernard F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL ELBOW PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549116757     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00024     Document Type: Article

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