Osseous and ligamentous scaphoid anatomy: Part I. A systematic literature review highlighting controversies

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1926-1935

  Buijze, Geert A ^a,b,c   Lozano Calderon, Santiago A ^a,b,c   Strackee, Simon D ^a,b,c   Blankevoort, Leendert ^a,b,c   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a,b,c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Controversy; Ligaments; Scaphoid; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CARPAL JOINT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISSECTION; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; LONG RADIOLUNATE LIGAMENT; MACROSCOPIC DISSECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSCAPHOLUNATE LIGAMENT; RADIUS COLLATERAL LIGAMENT; REVIEW; SCAPHOCAPITATE LIGAMENT; SCAPHOID LIGAMENT; SCAPHOTRAPEZIUM TRAPEZOID LIGAMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVERSE CARPAL LIGAMENT; TRAPEZOID BONE; VOLAR SCAPHOTRIQUETRAL LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCAPHOID BONE;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; SCAPHOID BONE;

EID: 84859240265     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.012     Document Type: Review

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