Traumatic triangular fibrocartilage complex tear in an 11-year-old patient

Orthopedics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-254

  Kuntz Jr , David G ^a   Shah, Munir A ^a   Sotereanos, Dean G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHONDROPATHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAIN; PLASTER CAST; WRIST INJURY;

ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISABLED PERSONS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0032992909     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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