Suture welding for arthroscopic repair of peripheral triangular fibrocartilage complex tears

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-50

  Badia, Alejandro ^a   Khanchandani, Prakash ^a  

^a Miami Hand Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Repair; Suture welding; Triangular fibrocartilage complex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARTILAGE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULTRASONIC SUTURE WELDING TECHNIQUE; WRIST ARTHROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRONATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUPINATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULTRASONICS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 34247635592     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e3180336cec     Document Type: Conference Paper

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