Nonoperative treatment for osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 298-304

  Mihara, Kenichi ^a   Tsutsui, Hiroaki ^a   Nishinaka, Naoya ^b   Yamaguchi, Ken ^b  

^a Showa University Fujigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Baseball; Capitellum; Osteochondritis dissecans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BONE LESION; CARPAL BONE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; HUMERUS; INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASEBALL; CHILD; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; HUMERUS; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749096502     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508324970     Document Type: Article

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