Partial scapholunate ligament injuries treated with arthroscopic debridement and thermal shrinkage

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 908-914

  Darlis, Nickolaos A ^a   Weiser, Robert W ^a   Sotereanos, Dean G ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic debridement; Partial tear; Radiofrequency probes; Scapholunate ligament; Thermal shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WRIST; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LIGAMENTS; LUNATE BONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144478272     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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