The Role of the Critical Coronoid Angle in Simple Elbow Dislocation: A Computed Tomography-Based Index to Stratify Elbow Dislocation Risk
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Arrigoni, P.; Luceri, F.; Rosagrata, E.; Sorrentino, S.; Polli, D.; Zagarella, A.; Cassin, S.; Vismara, V.; Colozza, A.; Zaolino, C.; et al. The Role of the Critical Coronoid Angle in Simple Elbow Dislocation: A Computed Tomography-Based Index to Stratify Elbow Dislocation Risk. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 3323. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103323
Arrigoni P, Luceri F, Rosagrata E, Sorrentino S, Polli D, Zagarella A, Cassin S, Vismara V, Colozza A, Zaolino C, et al. The Role of the Critical Coronoid Angle in Simple Elbow Dislocation: A Computed Tomography-Based Index to Stratify Elbow Dislocation Risk. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(10):3323. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103323
Chicago/Turabian StyleArrigoni, Paolo, Francesco Luceri, Enrico Rosagrata, Salvatore Sorrentino, Dario Polli, Andrea Zagarella, Simone Cassin, Valeria Vismara, Alessandra Colozza, Carlo Zaolino, and et al. 2025. "The Role of the Critical Coronoid Angle in Simple Elbow Dislocation: A Computed Tomography-Based Index to Stratify Elbow Dislocation Risk" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 10: 3323. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103323
APA StyleArrigoni, P., Luceri, F., Rosagrata, E., Sorrentino, S., Polli, D., Zagarella, A., Cassin, S., Vismara, V., Colozza, A., Zaolino, C., & Randelli, P. S. (2025). The Role of the Critical Coronoid Angle in Simple Elbow Dislocation: A Computed Tomography-Based Index to Stratify Elbow Dislocation Risk. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(10), 3323. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103323