Osteochondral shortening osteotomy for the treatment of ulnar impaction syndrome: A new technique

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-82

  Slade III, Joseph F ^a   Gillon, Thomas J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteotomy; Ulnar impaction syndrome; Wafer

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTHRITIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PAIN; BONE SCREW; CAUSALGIA; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METAPHYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOCHONDRAL SHORTENING OSTEOTOMY; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULNA; ULNA IMPACTION SYNDROME; WRIST; WRIST DISEASE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTHRALGIA; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SYNDROME; ULNA;

EID: 34247619794     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e3180337df9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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