Traumatic valgus instability of the elbow: Pathoanatomy and results of direct repair

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2416-2422

  Richard, Marc J ^a   Aldridge III, J Mack ^a   Wiesler, Ethan R ^b   Ruch, David S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW INJURY; ELBOW LIGAMENT; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; EPICONDYLITIS; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT SURGERY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 55849141255     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01448     Document Type: Article

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