Palmar reconstruction of the triangular fibrocartilage complex for instability of the distal radioulnar joint: A biomechanical study

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 515-522

  Kataoka, T ^a   Moritomo, H ^b   Omokawa, S ^c   Iida, A ^d   Wada, T ^e   Aoki, M ^f  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA YUKIOKA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Department of Urology   (Japan)

^e SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f Sapporo Daiichi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distal radioulnar joint instability; radioulnar ligament; reconstruction; triangular fibrocartilage complex; ulnocarpal ligamentous complex

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; VERY ELDERLY; WRIST; ARTICLE; DISTAL RADIOULNAR JOINT INSTABILITY; RADIOULNAR LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX; ULNOCARPAL LIGAMENTOUS COMPLEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; WRIST JOINT;

DISTAL RADIOULNAR JOINT INSTABILITY; RADIOULNAR LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX; ULNOCARPAL LIGAMENTOUS COMPLEX;

EID: 84878303633     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193412461743     Document Type: Article

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