Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , January 2005

Displaced Mason type I fractures of the radial head and neck in adults: A fifteen- to thirty-three-year follow-up study

  • Pär Herbertsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Pär Herbertsson, MD, PhD. Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital, SE-205 02 Malmö, Sweden.
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  • Per Olof Josefsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Ralph Hasserius, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Caroline Karlsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Jack Besjakov, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
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  • Magnus K. Karlsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

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 Financial support was obtained from Påhlsson, Trygg Hansa, Wiberg, Herman Järnhardt, Kock, and Jerring Foundations.

PII: S1058-2746(04)00186-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.07.001

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , January 2005

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