Mason type IV fractures of the elbow: A 14- to 46-year follow-up study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1499-1504

  Herbertsson, P ^a   Hasserius, R ^a   Josefsson, P O ^a   Besjakov, J ^a   Nyquist, F ^a   Nordqvist, A ^a   Karlsson, M K ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FRACTURE; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT CAVITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MASON TYPE IV FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350635914     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B11.21957     Document Type: Article

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