The Influence of Ligamentous Laxity and Gender: Implications for Hand Surgeons

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-163

  Wolf, Jennifer Moriatis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ESTROGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RELAXIN;

ARTICLE; CHONDROMALACIA; EXERCISE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

COLLAGEN; HAND JOINTS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RELAXIN; SEX FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 58049172888     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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