Long-term results after ilizarov treatment for severe high-energy injuries of the elbow

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1647-1652

  Fodor, Lucian ^a   Ullmann, Yehuda ^a   Soudry, Michael ^a   Lerner, Alexander ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elbow; High energy injuries; Ilizarov

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELBOW INJURY; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ARM INJURY; CONVALESCENCE; ELBOW; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURIES; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749103685     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a5970b     Document Type: Article

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