Modified carpal box technique in the diagnosis of suspected scaphoid fractures

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-325

  Toth, Ferenc ^a   Mester, S ^b   Cseh, G ^b   Bener, A ^b   Nyarady, J ^b   Lovasz, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carpal box; Fracture; Radiography; Scaphoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; SCAPHOID BONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY; SCAPHOID BONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0037950411     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2003.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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