Using Computed Tomography to Assist With Diagnosis of Avascular Necrosis Complicating Chronic Scaphoid Nonunion

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1037-1043

  Smith, Michael L ^a   Bain, Gregory I ^a   Chabrel, Nick ^a   Turner, Perry ^a   Carter, Chris ^a   Field, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; computed tomography; fracture; imaging; nonunion; scaphoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS; SCAPHOID BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651149498     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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