Boxer's knuckle

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 196-199

  Stracher, Michael ^a   Posner, Martin A ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Boxer's knuckle; Dorsal capsule; Metacarpophanlangeal joint; Sagittal band

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BOXING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT INJURY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036931069     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130911-200212000-00007     Document Type: Article

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