Foveal TFCC tear classification and treatment

Hand Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-272

  Atzei, Andrea ^a,b,c   Luchetti, Riccardo ^d,e  

^a Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Team   (Italy)

^b Policlinico San Giorgio   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d Rimini Hand Center   (Italy)

^e IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; DRUJ instability; Foveal tear; Treatment algorithm; Triangular fibrocartilage complex

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX TEAR; ULNA FRACTURE; ULNAR STYLOID FRACTURE; WRIST ARTHROSCOPY; WRIST INJURY; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 80051969180     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2011.05.014     Document Type: Review

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