Radius pull test: Predictor of longitudinal forearm instability

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1970-1976

  Smith, Adam M ^a   Urbanosky, Leah R ^a   Castle, Jason A ^a   Rushing, Julia T ^a   Ruch, David S ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RADIUS PULL TEST; SKELETON TRACTION; STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; ULNA; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036844486     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200211000-00010     Document Type: Article

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