Finger injuries in extreme rock climbers. Assessment of high-resolution ultrasonography

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 733-737

  Klauser, Andrea ^a,b   Bodner, Gerd ^a   Frauscher, Ferdinand ^a   Gabl, Markus ^a   Nedden, Dieter Zur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; MALE; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL CYST;

EID: 0032745686     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270060801     Document Type: Article

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