Treatment of chronic injuries of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb using a free tendon graft and bone suture anchors

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25 B, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 208-211

  Mitsionis, G I ^a   Varitimidis, S E ^a   Sotereanos, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PAIN; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON GRAFT; THUMB; THUMB INJURY;

EID: 0034119740     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0353     Document Type: Article

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