Ultrasonography may be misleading in the diagnosis of ruptured and dislocated ulnar collateral ligaments of the thumb

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-320

  Susic, Dejan ^a   Hansen, Bo Rønn ^b   Hansen, Torben Bæk ^a,b,c  

^a Dept of Orthoped and Traumatology ^*  (Denmark)

^b HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Med Res U in Ringkjbing Co   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Injury; Ulnar collateral ligament; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 5944229321     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844319950159307     Document Type: Article

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