Advantages of open repair of a foveal tear of the triangular fibrocartilage complex via a palmar surgical approach

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 176-181

  Moritomo, Hisao ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foveal tear; Open repair; Palmar surgical approach; Triangular fibrocartilage complex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE;

HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE;

EID: 74249100379     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e3181bd8319     Document Type: Article

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