Failure of the hinge mechanism of a trispherical total wrist arthroplasty: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 156-160

  O'Flynn, Hugh M ^a   Rosen, Alan ^a   Weiland, Andrew J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Total wrist arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; POLYETHYLENE; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0033065874     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.jhsu24a0156     Document Type: Article

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