Boxer knuckle (injury of the extensor hood with extensor tendon subluxation): Diagnosis with dynamic US - Report of three cases

Radiology

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 642-646

  Lopez Ben, Robert ^a   Lee, Donald H ^a   Nicolodi, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Tendons, injuries; Tendons, MR; Tendons, US

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOXER KNUCKLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0041930708     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2283020833     Document Type: Article

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