Effect of coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus on elbow kinematics and stability

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 670-680

  Sabo, Marlis T ^a   Fay, Katherine ^a   McDonald, Colin P ^a   Ferreira, Louis M ^a   Johnson, James A ^a   King, Graham J W ^a  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

capitellum; coronal shear fracture; Elbow biomechanics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAL SHEAR FRACTURE; ELBOW; EXCISION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; ULNA; HUMERAL FRACTURES; IMAGE PROCESSING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JOINT INSTABILITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77953232836     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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