The epidemiology of radial head fractures

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 520-523

  Kaas, Laurens ^a   van Riet, Roger P ^b   Vroemen, Jos P A M ^a   Eygendaal, Denise ^a  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b AZ Monica   (Belgium)

Author keywords

associated injury; epidemiology; Radial head fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE INJURY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLECRANON FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; ULNA FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952100636     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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