Triangular fibrocartilage complex tears: A review

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 114-118

  Ahn, Anthony K ^a   Chang, David ^b   Plate, Ann Marie ^b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE INJURY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOULNAR JOINT; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; WRIST ARTHROSCOPY; WRIST INJURY;

ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUPTURE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 33845960543     PISSN: 19369719     EISSN: 19369727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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