Pathomechanisms of ulnar ligament lesions of the wrist in a cadaveric distal radius fracture model

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 360-364

  Scheer, Johan H ^a   Adolfsson, Lars E ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARTILAGE INJURY; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PRESSURE; RADIUS FRACTURE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX; ULNA LIGAMENT INJURY; WEDGE RESECTION; WEIGHT BEARING; WRIST DISEASE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIUS FRACTURES; RUPTURE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULNA; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 79957874193     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2011.579517     Document Type: Article

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