The stabilizing effect of the distal interosseous membrane on the distal radioulnar joint in an ulnar shortening procedure: A biomechanical study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 2022-2030

  Arimitsu, Sayuri ^a   Moritomo, Hisao ^b   Kitamura, Takashi ^a   Berglund, Lawrence J ^a   Zhao, Kristin D ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Rizzo, Marco ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL INTEROSSEOUS MEMBRANE; DISTAL RADIOULNAR JOINT; FEMALE; FORCE; FOREARM; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MEMBRANE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS; RIGIDITY; ULNAR SHORTENING OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 80755152838     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00411     Document Type: Article

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