Basal thumb arthritis

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 975, 2007, Pages 40-43

  Dias, Richard ^b   Chandrasenan, Jeevan ^a,c   Rajaratnam, Vaikunthan ^d   Burke, Frank D ^b  

^a The Residency   (United Kingdom)

^b Pulvertaft Hand Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d Birmingham Blood Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPLINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB ARTHRITIS; THUMB INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ARTHRITIS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPLINTS; THUMB;

EID: 33846959098     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.046300     Document Type: Review

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