Early radial head excision for displaced and comminuted radial head fractures: Considerations and concerns at long-term follow-up

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 236-240

  Faldini, Cesare ^a   Nanni, Matteo ^a   Leonetti, Danilo ^a   Capra, Paola ^a   Bonomo, Marco ^a   Persiani, Valentina ^a   Galante, Claudio ^a   Giannini, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

comminuted radial head fracture; displaced radial head fracture; early radial head excision; long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EARLY RADIAL HEAD EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCASIONAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS FRACTURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859108118     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318220af4f     Document Type: Article

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