Inverted 'V' osteotomy excision arthroplasty for bony ankylosed elbows
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Inverted 'V' osteotomy excision arthroplasty for bony ankylosed elbows
BACKGROUND Bony ankylosis of elbow is challenging and difficult problem to treat. The options are excision arthroplasty and total elbow replacement. We report our midterm results on nine patients, who underwent inverted 'V' osteotomy excision arthroplasty in our hospital with good functional results. MATERIALS Our case series includes 9 patients (seven males and two females) with the mean age...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799x-6-60