The Bryan-Morrey triceps-sparing approach to open reduction of T-condylar humeral fractures in adolescents: Cybex evaluation of triceps function and elbow motion

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 615-619

  Remia, Leonard F ^a   Richards, Kathleen ^b   Waters, Peter M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Humerus fracture; Outcomes; Surgical approaches; T condylar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OPEN REDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 7044241352     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200411000-00003     Document Type: Article

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