Comparison of early mobilization protocols in radial head fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 134-139

  Paschos, Nikolaos K ^a,b   Mitsionis, Grigorios I ^a   Vasiliadis, Haris S ^a   Georgoulis, Anastasios D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Early mobilization; Fracture characteristics; Functional outcome; Nonoperative treatment; Radial head fracture; Randomized study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874946956     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31825cf765     Document Type: Article

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