Quantification of the radial torsion angle with computerized tomography in cadaver specimens

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 833-837

  Bindra, Randip R ^a   Cole, R Jeffrey ^a,b   Yamaguchi, Ken ^a   Evanoff, Bradley A ^a   Pilgram, Thomas K ^a,c   Gilula, Louis A ^a,c   Gelberman, Richard H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TORSION;

EID: 0030925894     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199706000-00005     Document Type: Article

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