Coaching of patients with an isolated minimally displaced fracture of the radial head immediately increases range of motion

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 314-319

  Teunis, Teun ^a   Thornton, Emily R ^a   Guitton, Thierry G ^a   Vranceanu, Ana Maria ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Fracture; Impairment; Radial head

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DIVORCED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELBOW; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SEPARATED PERSON; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); STRETCHING EXERCISE; WIDOWED PERSON; ANALGESIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INJURIES; INJURY SCALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT DISLOCATIONS; MENTORING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; JOINT DISLOCATIONS; MALE; MENTORING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84991088805     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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