Repair of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb. Technique and outcome in 21 patients followed for minimum 1.5 years

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 68, Issue 275, 1997, Pages 52-54

  Sourmelis, Savas V ^a  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INJURY; LIGAMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; THUMB; ULNA;

ADULT; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA;

EID: 0030712104     PISSN: 03008827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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