Analysis of methodological deficiencies of studies reporting surgical outcome following cemented total-joint arthroplasty of trapezio-metacarpal joint of the thumb

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 639-645

  Sambandam, Senthil Nathan ^a,d   Gul, Arif ^b   Priyanka, P ^c  

^a FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METACARPAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB; TRAPEZOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; HUMANS; REHABILITATION; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348862693     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0240-6     Document Type: Article

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