Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2005

Wrist stability after experimental traumatic triangular fibrocartilage complex lesions

  • Bo Munk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hand Section, Aarhus Amtssygehus, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Department, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Danmarks Tekniske Universtitet, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Bo Munk, Hand Section, Aarhus Amtssygehus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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  • Steen Lund Jensen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hand Section, Aarhus Amtssygehus, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Department, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Danmarks Tekniske Universtitet, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Bo Sanderhoff Olsen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hand Section, Aarhus Amtssygehus, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Department, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Danmarks Tekniske Universtitet, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Karsten Kroener, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hand Section, Aarhus Amtssygehus, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Department, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Danmarks Tekniske Universtitet, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Bjarne Kjaer Ersboell

      Affiliations

    • Hand Section, Aarhus Amtssygehus, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Orthopaedic Department, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Danmarks Tekniske Universtitet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 14 January 2004 ,Accepted 8 August 2004.

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 Supported by the Danish Rheumatism Association.No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(04)00700-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.08.009

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2005

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