Magnetic resonance imaging in radial head fractures: Most associated injuries are not clinically relevant

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1282-1288

  Kaas, Laurens ^a,b   van Riet, Roger P ^c   Turkenburg, Jeroen L ^b   Vroemen, Jos P A M ^b   van Dijk, C Niek ^a   Eygendaal, Denise ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c AZ Monica   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Associated injuries; Elbow; Level II; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prognosis Study; Radial head fracture; Retrospective Design; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORONOID FRACTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELBOW PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MALE; MAYO ELBOW PERFORMANCE SCALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81055157813     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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