Patterns of triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injury associated with severely dorsally displaced extra-articular distal radius fractures

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 926-932

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

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distal radius fractures; Injury patterns; Pathomechanisms; Triangular fibrocartilage complex; Wrist injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CARTILAGE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT LESION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX INJURY; ULNA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULNA; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84860782674     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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