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Skin Arthroplasty of the Elbow
Author(s) -
Mills Kingsley,
Rush Jonathan
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1968.tb06287.x
Subject(s) - medicine , elbow , rheumatoid arthritis , arthroplasty , surgery , soft tissue , arthritis
Despite the increasing use of metal prostheses in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow joint, soft‐tissue arthroplasty still has a definite place. This paper reviews the indications, technique and results of skin arthroplasty of the elbow.