Effect of the Posterior Bundle of the Medial Collateral Ligament on Elbow Stability

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-123

  Pollock, J Whitcomb ^a   Brownhill, Jamie ^a   Ferreira, Louis M ^a   McDonald, C P ^a   Johnson, James A ^a   King, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; elbow; ligament; medial collateral ligament; posterior bundle; stability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELBOW; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMERUS; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNA;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; ELBOW JOINT; FOREARM; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PRONATION; ROTATION; SUPINATION;

EID: 58149091329     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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