Laser-assisted arthroscopic ulnar shortening

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1046-1051

  Nagle, Daniel J ^a,b   Bernstein, Matthew A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abutment; Arthroscopy; Laser; Shortening; Wafer; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA; ULNOCARPAL ABUTMENT SYNDROME; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0036872435     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.36469     Document Type: Article

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