Three-corner wrist fusion using memory staples

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-264

  Van Riet, Roger P ^a,b   Bain, Gregory I ^a,c,d  

^a MODBURY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Limited wrist fusion; LTAC; SLAC; SNAC; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE GRAFT; CAPITATE BONE; FORCE; HUMAN; LUNATE BONE; LUNOTRIQUETRAL ADVANCED COLLAPSE; MEMORY STAPLE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID BONE; SCAPHOID NONUNION ADVANCED COLLAPSE; SCAPHOLUNATE ADVANCED COLLAPSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE CORNER WRIST FUSION; TRIQUETRUM BONE; WRIST DISLOCATION;

ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33845598924     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bth.0000231581.70524.0c     Document Type: Article

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