Normal ultrasound anatomy of the triangular fibrocartilage of the wrist: A study on cadavers and on healthy subjects

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 194-198

  Pesquer, Lionel ^a,b   Scepi, Michel ^a,c   Bihan, Morgan ^a   Vialle, Romain ^a   Richer, Jean Pierre ^a,c   Roumy, Jérôme ^a   Tasu, Jean Pierre ^a,c  

^a University of Poitiers   (France)

^b Clinique du sport de Bordeaux Merignac   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Ligaments; Meniscus; Triangular fibrocartilage; Ultrasound; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS; SUPINE POSITION;

AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 65949100593     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20529     Document Type: Article

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