Essex-Lopresti lesion associated with an impacted radial neck fracture: Interest of ulnar shortening in the secondary management of sequelae

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Duckworth, Andrew D ^a   Clement, Nicholas D ^a   Aitken, Stuart A ^a   Ring, David ^b   McQueen, Margaret M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; ESSEX LOPRESTI LESION; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; ULNA; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RADIUS FRACTURES; ULNA; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051475607     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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