Arthrodesis for chronic static scapholunate dissociation: A prospective study in 12 patients

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 166-171

  Pettersson, Kurt ^a,b   Wagnsjö, Peter ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic; Scapholunate arthrodesis; Scapholunate dissociation; Static

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LIGAMENT; LUNATE BONE; MALE; OCCUPATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN; PENSIONER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST DISLOCATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNATE BONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCAPHOID BONE; WRIST INJURIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 2542626627     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310017989     Document Type: Article

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