Longitudinal Radioulnar Dissociation: Identification and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Injuries

Hand Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-208

  Marcotte, Anthony L ^a   Osterman, A Lee ^b,c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Philadelphia Hand Center   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE; REVIEW; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; ULNA; ULNA FRACTURES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 34249776925     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2007.01.005     Document Type: Review

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