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Arthritis
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 487615, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/487615
Review Article

A Literature Synthesis Indicates Very Low Quality, but Consistent Evidence of Improvements in Function after Surgical Interventions for Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow

Joshua I. Vincent,1 Anthony A. Vandervoort,2 and Joy C. MacDermid3,4

1Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, Elborn College, Room 1424, 1201 Western Road, London, ON, N6G 1H1, Canada
2Schools of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, Room 1400, Elborn College, 1201 Western Road, London, ON, N6G 1H1, Canada
3School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7, Canada
4The Hand and Upper Limb Center, St. Joseph’s Hospital, 268 Grosvenor Street, London, ON, N6A 4L6, Canada

Received 10 August 2012; Accepted 29 November 2012

Academic Editor: Changhai Ding

Copyright © 2013 Joshua I. Vincent et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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