Ultrasound Visualization of Central Slip Injuries of the Finger Extensor Mechanism

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1009-1013

  Westerheide, Edward ^a   Failla, Joseph M ^a,b   Van Holsbeeck, Marnix ^a   Ceulemans, Ruth ^a  

^a Center for Athletic Medicine ^*

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central slip; Extensor mechanism; Injury; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0345304268     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(03)00427-1     Document Type: Article

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