A new "virtual" patient pathway for the management of radial head and neck fractures

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 297-301

  Jayaram, Prem R ^a   Bhattacharyya, Rahul ^a   Jenkins, Paul J ^a   Anthony, Iain ^a   Rymaszewski, Lech A ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case series; Conservative; Cost savings; Face to face review; Fractures; Level IV; Radial head; Radial neck; Satisfaction; Treatment study; Virtual clinic

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERTIFICATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; ELBOW; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGIDITY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CONSERVATIVE; COST SAVINGS; FACE-TO-FACE REVIEW; FRACTURES; RADIAL HEAD; RADIAL NECK; SATISFACTION; VIRTUAL CLINIC;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84893589842     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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