Contact area of the trapeziometacarpal joint

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 491-495

  Momose, Toshimitsu ^a   Nakatsuchi, Yukio ^a   Saitoh, Satoru ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact area; Osteoarthritis; Trapeziometacarpal joint

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032940893     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0491     Document Type: Article

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