The classification and treatment of Kienböck's disease: The state of the art and a look at the future

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 549-554

  Lichtman, D M ^a,b   Lesley, N E ^a,b   Simmons, S P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b JOHN PETER SMITH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Kienb ck's disease

Indexed keywords

BONE NECROSIS; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LUNATE BONE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LUNATE BONE; OSTEONECROSIS;

EID: 79952201427     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193410374690     Document Type: Article

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