The radioulnar joints and forearm axis: Surgeons' perspective

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-84

  Tang, Peter ^a   Failla, Joseph M ^a,b   Contesti, Lodia A ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Center for Athletic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; JOINT DISLOCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOULNAR JOINT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0032985014     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(99)80004-0     Document Type: Article

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