The hamate facet of the lunate: A radiographic study in an Arab population from Bahrain

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-188

  Dharap, A S ^a   Al Hashimi, H ^b   Kassab, S ^a   Abu Hijleh, M F ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b Salmaniya Medical Complex ^*  (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Anatomical variation; Carpal bones; Hamate facet; Lunate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARAB; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CARPAL BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAMATE BONE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LUNATE BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARABS; BAHRAIN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAMATE BONE; HUMANS; LUNATE BONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33646045294     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0061-0     Document Type: Article

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