Fractures of the Carpal Bones
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Fractures of the Carpal Bones Excluding
Carpal fractures excluding the scaphoid can cause morbidity that is disproportionate to their incidence because they are easily overlooked and are often harbingers of a wider wrist injury. Failure to recognize a more global injury pattern can result in undertreatment and permanent wrist dysfunction. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, familiarity with carpal topography to guide the ph...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0001-6470
DOI: 10.3109/17453676608989415