Midcarpal instability: A radiological perspective

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-541

  Toms, Andoni Paul ^a,b   Chojnowski, Adrian ^a   Cahir, John G ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Norwich Radiology Academy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carpal bones; Instability; MRI; US; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROGRAPHY; CARPAL JOINT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSKINESIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALMAR FASCIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLINTING; WRIST INJURY;

BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL BONES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY;

EID: 79953839922     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-010-0941-1     Document Type: Review

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