Arthroscopic Repair of Palmer 1B Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1244-1250

  Reiter, Andreas ^a   Wolf, Maya Barbara ^a   Schmid, Urs ^a   Frigge, Anatol ^a   Dreyhaupt, Jens ^a   Hahn, Peter ^a   Unglaub, Frank ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic suture repair; Functional results; Palmer 1B; Subjective results; Triangular fibrocartilage complex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM,SHOULDER, AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MAYO WRIST SCORE; PAIN; PALMER 1B TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX TEAR; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SUTURING METHOD; THERAPY DELAY; ULNA; WRIST PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPINATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; WRIST INJURIES; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54149089831     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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