Defining safe rehabilitation for ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction of the elbow: A biomechanical study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2392-2400

  Bernas, Geoffrey A ^a,c   Thiele, Ramon A Ruberte ^a   Kinnaman, Karen A ^b   Hughes, Richard E ^a   Miller, Bruce S ^a   Carpenter, James E ^a  

^a Sports Medicine Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Rehabilitation; Ulnar collateral ligament

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REHABILITATION; TORQUE;

EID: 73249119185     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509340658     Document Type: Article

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