Reconstructing the rheumatoid wrist: A utility analysis comparing total wrist fusion and total wrist arthroplasty from the perspectives of rheumatologists and hand surgeons

Hand

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-18

  Cavaliere, Christi M ^a   Oppenheimer, Adam J ^b   Chung, Kevin C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Physician perspectives; Utilities; Wrist arthroplasty; Wrist fusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749168618     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-009-9194-7     Document Type: Article

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