A biomechanical modeling of injury, repair, and rehabilitation of ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the thumb

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 915-920

  Harley, Brian J ^a   Werner, Frederick W ^a   Green, Jason K ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

strain; suture anchor; Ulnar collateral ligament

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; FROZEN SECTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY; SUTURE; THUMB INJURY; ULNA COLLATERAL LIGAMENT RUPTURE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; THUMB; ULNA;

EID: 4744347084     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.04.017     Document Type: Article

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