Pisiform and hamulus fractures: Easily missed wrist fractures diagnosed on a reverse oblique radiograph

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 445-452

  Lacey, James D ^a,c   Hodge, Jacqueline C ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fracture; Hamate; Pisiform; Trauma; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WRIST FRACTURE; WRIST INJURY; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARPAL BONES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0032076748     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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