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ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2023

Improved Understanding of Traumatic Complex Elbow Instability.

John J Heifner, Deana M Mercer

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Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John J HeifnerFrom the Miami Orthopaedic Research Foundation, Miami, FL (Dr. Heifner), and the University of New Mexico Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Albuquerque, NM (Dr. Mercer).
University of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in surgical treatment have improved clinical results in complex traumatic elbow injury. There is increasing recognition that conservative treatment and inadequate surgical fixation carry high risk of substantial morbidity in many of these cases. Recent literature displays improved outcomes in complex elbow instability, in part, because of a more complete comprehension of the injury patterns and fixation methods. Prompt surgical management with stable internal fixation, which permits immediate postoperative mobilization, has been a consistent variable across the reports leading to more satisfactory outcomes. This applies to both acute and chronic cases.

Indexed as

Elbow InjuriesElbow JointJoint DislocationsJoint InstabilityElbowHumansRange of Motion, ArticularTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID37747701
PMCPMC10519515
OpenAlexW4387002668

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