Distal Tunnel Placement Improves Scaphoid Flexion With the Brunelli Tenodesis Procedure for Scapholunate Dissociation

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1756-1764

  Howlett, John P C ^a   Pfaeffle, H James ^a   Waitayawinyu, Thanapong ^a   Trumble, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brunelli technique; reconstruction; scapholunate dissociation; scapholunate instability

Indexed keywords

MERSILENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND INJURY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID BONE; SCAPHOLUNATE DISSOCIATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENODESIS;

AGED; CADAVER; CARPAL JOINTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LUNATE BONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCAPHOID BONE; TENODESIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 57149145784     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.08.022     Document Type: Article

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