Regional specificity in degenerative changes in finger joints: An anatomical study using cadavers of the elderly

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 403-413

  Nakamura, Mariko ^a   Murakami, Gen ^b   Isogai, Satoshi ^b   Ishizawa, Mitsuo ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Degenerative change; Finger joint; Grasp; Pinch

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; FINGER JOINT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT DEGENERATION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOPHYTE;

EID: 0034749956     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760170006     Document Type: Article

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