The Lichtman classification for Kienböck's disease: An assessment of reliability

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-80

  Goldfarb, Charles A ^a   Hsu, James ^a   Gelberman, Richard H ^a   Boyer, Martin I ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal collapse; Instability; Kienb ck's; Lichtman classification; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KIENBOECK DISEASE; LICHTMAN CLASSIFICATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; WRIST DISEASE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037237650     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2003.50035     Document Type: Article

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