Incidence of Carpal Boss and Osseous Coalition: An Anatomic Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Alemohammad, Amir M ^a   Nakamura, Koji ^a   El Sheneway, Maged ^a   Viegas, Steven F ^a  

^a Aria Private Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carpal boss; coalition; wrist anomaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CADAVER; CAPITATE BONE; CARPAL BONE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; METACARPAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAPEZOID BONE; WRIST; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; EXOSTOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOSTOSIS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 58149092087     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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