In Vivo Changes in Lengths of the Ligaments Stabilizing the Distal Radioulnar Joint

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-45

  Xu, Jing ^a   Tang, Jin Bo ^a  

^a Affiliated Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

3 dimensional kinematics; Distal radioulnar joint; forearm; instability; ligaments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; PRONATION; SOFTWARE; SUPINATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58049161509     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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