Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 236-243 , March 2001

The radioulnar ratio: A new method of quantifying distal radioulnar joint subluxation

Received 23 November 1999 ,Accepted 8 November 2000.

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☆☆ Reprint requests: Graham J.W. King, MD, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph's Health Centre, 268 Grosvenor St, London, Ontario, N6A 4L6 Canada.

PII: S0363-5023(01)14110-9

doi: 10.1053/jhsu.2001.22908

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 236-243 , March 2001