Idiopathic avascular necrosis of the metacarpal head

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 406, Issue , 2003, Pages 103-108

  Karlakki, Sudheer L ^a,b   Bindra, Randip R ^a  

^a YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

^b WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CANCELLOUS BONE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; METACARPAL BONE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037233805     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200301000-00017     Document Type: Article

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