Acute ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint: An anatomical and clinical study

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 378-384

  Arranz Lopez J ^a,c   Alzaga, F ^b   Molina, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA VEGA   (Spain)

^b Division of Gastric Surgery   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collateral ligament; Instability; Metacarpophalangeal joint; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; THUMB; ULNA;

EID: 0032435434     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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