Salvage of failed resection arthroplasties of the distal radioulnar joint using a new ulnar head prosthesis

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 438-446

  Van Schoonhoven, Jörg ^a,b,c,d   Fernandez, Diego L ^a,b,c,d   Bowers, William H ^a,b,c,d   Herbert, Timothy J ^a,b,c,d  

^a Klinik fur Handchirurgie   (Germany)

^b Lindenhofspital   (Switzerland)

^c Advanced Orthopaedic Centers Virginia   (United States)

^d St Luke's Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impingement; Ulnar head prosthesis; Ulnar head resection; Ulnar instability

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RADIOULNAR JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034194026     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2000.6006     Document Type: Article

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