Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain: Evaluation and Treatment of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears, Ulnocarpal Impaction Syndrome, and Lunotriquetral Ligament Tears

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1669-1679

  Sachar, Kavi ^a  

^a Hand Surgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Lunotriquetral ligament; triangular fibrocartilage complex; ulnocarpal impaction syndrome; wrist pain

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDINITIS; ULNA; ULNOCARPAL IMPACTION SYNDROME;

ARTHRALGIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LUNATE BONE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; TRIQUETRUM BONE; ULNA; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 54849426636     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.08.026     Document Type: Article

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