Arthroscopic evaluation of the foveal attachment of the triangular fibrocartilage

Hand Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-261

  Slutsky, David J ^a,b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b The Hand and Wrist Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Distal radioulnar joint; Foveal attachment; Triangular fibrocartilage complex

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE INJURY; DORSAL RADIOULNAR JOINT; DORSAL RADIOULNAR JOINT INSTABILITY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX TEAR; WRIST; WRIST ARTHROSCOPY; WRIST INJURY;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 80051971259     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2011.05.003     Document Type: Review

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