The Carpal Boss: Review of Diagnosis and Treatment

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-449

  Park, Min J ^a   Namdari, Surena ^a   Weiss, Arnold Peter ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal boss; ganglion; os styloideum; quadrangular joint; spur

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TECHNETIUM;

ANALGESIA; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CARPAL BOSS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR; WRIST INJURY; X RAY;

CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXOSTOSES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 40749141660     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.11.029     Document Type: Review

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