The long-term outcome of open reduction and internal fixation of stable displaced isolated partial articular fractures of the radial head

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-146

  Lindenhovius, Anneluuk L C ^a   Felsch, Quinten ^b   Ring, David ^a   Kloen, Peter ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Long term; Mason 2; Open reduction internal fixation; Radial head fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; BONE PLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350448903     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31818234d6     Document Type: Article

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