Grade III radial collateral ligament injuries of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint: Treatment by soft tissue advancement and bony reattachment

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-20

  Coyle Jr , Michael P ^a,b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Radial collateral ligament; Thumb metacarpophalangeal joint

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THUMB DISLOCATION; THUMB INJURY; THUMB MALFORMATION;

EID: 0037237649     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2003.50008     Document Type: Article

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