Ligament reconstruction with or without tendon interposition to treat primary thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 78-85

  Kriegs Au, Gabriele ^a   Petje, Gert ^b   Fojtl, Eva ^b   Ganger, Rudolf ^b   Zachs, Ingrid ^c  

^a City Medical Center   (Austria)

^b ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL SPEISING   (Austria)

^c Herz Jesu Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVITIS; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK CAPACITY; X RAY FILM;

EID: 14644420917     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200503001-00007     Document Type: Article

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