Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages e1-e4 , September 2007

Treatment of chronically dislocated elbows: A report of three cases

  • Masataka Majima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Masataka Majima, MD, Department of Hand Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku Nagoya-shi, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
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  • Emiko Horii, MD
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  • Ryogo Nakamura, MD

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PII: S1058-2746(06)00289-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.09.003

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages e1-e4 , September 2007

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