Application of the IFSSH3-classification for congenital anomalies of the hand; results and problems

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 182-188

  De Smet, L ^a   Matton, G ^b   Monstrey, S ^b   Cambier, E ^b   Fabry, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

classification; congenital; hand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

AMNIOTIC BAND SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOREARM; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RADIUS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SYNDACTYLY; THUMB; ULNA;

EID: 0030710584     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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