Kinematic and torque-related effects of dorsally angulated distal radius fractures and the distal radial ulnar joint

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 614-621

  Hirahara, Hirotsune ^a   Neale, Patricia G ^a   Lin, Yu Te ^a   Cooney III, William P ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Distal radial ulnar joint; Distal radius fracture; Malunion; Triangular fibrocartilage; Triangular fibrocartilage complex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOREARM; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; ROTATION; TORQUE; WRIST;

EID: 0042672796     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(03)00249-1     Document Type: Article

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