A Pilot Feasibility Study for Ultrasound Evaluation of Living Human Wrist Cartilage: Site-Specific Differences in Acoustic Properties

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-39

  Shigematsu, Koji ^a   Hattori, Koji ^a   Kobata, Yasunori ^a   Kawamura, Kenji ^a   Yajima, Hiroshi ^a   Takakura, Yoshinori ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; articular cartilage; evaluation; radius; wrist

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SCAPHOID BONE; ULNA; ULTRASOUND; WRIST;

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58049142874     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.08.024     Document Type: Article

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