Displaced medial epicondyle fractures of the humerus: surgical treatment and results. A report of 139 cases

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 649-655

  Louahem, Djamel M ^a   Bourelle, Sophie ^b   Buscayret, Florent ^a   Mazeau, Philippe ^a   Kelly, Paula ^a   Dimeglio, Alain ^a   Cottalorda, Jérôme ^b  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b North Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Elbow; Fracture; Medial epicondyle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ELBOW; FOLLOW UP; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953043143     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-1009-3     Document Type: Article

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