The ‘metacarpal cascade lines’; use in the diagnosis of dislocations of the carpometacarpal joints

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 277-281

  Hodgson, P D ^a   Shewring, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carpometacarpal joints; diagnosis; dislocations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; WRIST DISLOCATION; WRIST FRACTURE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 34247637875     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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