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Posttraumatic stiff elbow
Posttraumatic stiff elbow is a frequent and disabling complication and poses serious challenges for its management. In this review forty studies were included to know about the magnitude of the problem, causes, pathology, prevention, and treatment of posttraumatic stiff elbow. These studies show that simple measures such as internal fixation, immobilization in extension, and early motion of elb...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0019-5413
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.197514