Resection of the Scaphoid Distal Pole for Symptomatic Scaphoid Nonunion After Failed Previous Surgical Treatment

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 588-593

  Ruch, David S ^a   Papadonikolakis, Anastasios ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal pole; nonunion; resection; scaphoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; BONE RESECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; REOPERATION; SCAPHOID PSEUDOARTHROSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33646050011     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.12.027     Document Type: Article

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