Arthrodesis of the wrist with bioabsorbable fixation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27 B, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 563-567

  Voutilainen, Nina ^a   Juutilainen, T ^a   Patiala H ^a   Rokkanen, P ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPLINT; SPLINTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA; WRIST; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036908610     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0806     Document Type: Article

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