Peripheral tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex cause distal radioulnar joint instability after distal radial fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 464-468

  Lindau, Tommy ^a   Adlercreutz, Catarina ^a   Aspenberg, Per ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distal radial fractures; Distal radioulnar joint; Instability; Triangular fibrocartilage complex tears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034192928     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2000.6467     Document Type: Article

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