The symptomatic carpal boss. Is simple excision enough?

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24 B, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 591-595

  Clarke, A M ^a   Wheen, D J ^a   Visvanathan, S ^a   Herbert, T J ^a   Conolly, W B ^a,b  

^a Sydney and St Luke's Hospitals' Hand Units   (Australia)

^b St Luke's Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; REOPERATION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0032732524     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0238     Document Type: Article

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