Lunocapitate fusion using the OSStaple compression staple

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-234

  Ronchetti, Peter J ^a   Topper, Steven M ^b  

^a Hand Surgery Associates   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

4 corner fusion; Capitolunate fusion; Partial wrist fusion; SLAC wrist arthritis

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LUNOCAPITATE FUSION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCAPHOLUNATE ADVANCED COLLAPSE; STAPLE; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

ARTHRODESIS; CAPITATE BONE; HUMANS; LUNATE BONE; SURGICAL STAPLING; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33845605358     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bth.0000236982.68719.c8     Document Type: Article

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