Four-corner bone arthrodesis with dorsal rectangular plate: Series and personal technique

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 609-613

  Espinoza, Daniel P ^a   Schertenleib, P ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

4CA; Four corner arthrodesis; Partial wrist arthrodesis; SLAC wrist; SNAC wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CAPITATE BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION; WRIST DISEASE; WRIST FRACTURE; WRIST INJURY; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARTHRODESIS; BONE PLATES; CARPAL JOINTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450060736     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193409105684     Document Type: Article

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