A study of ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 403, Issue , 2002, Pages 240-247

  Firoozbakhsh, Keikhosrow ^a   Yi, In Sok ^a   Moneim, Moheb S ^a   Umada, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; THUMB; ULNA; YOUNG MODULUS; CONVALESCENCE; FINGER INJURY; HAND GRIP; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; FINGER INJURIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; THUMB; ULNA;

EID: 0036794768     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200210000-00035     Document Type: Article

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