Advances in treatment of basal joint arthritis of the thumb

Current Orthopaedic Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-508

  Gangopadhyay, Soham ^a,b   Davis, Tim R C ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Ligament reconstruction; Osteoarthritis; Trapeziectomy; Trapeziometacarpal

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVECTOMY; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION; TRAPEZIECTOMY; TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL OSTEOARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249121222     PISSN: 19407041     EISSN: 19417551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0b013e3283021461     Document Type: Review

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