Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 35-42 , January 2005

Carpal bone size and scaling in men versus in women

  • Joseph J. Crisco, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI; and the Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joseph J. Crisco, PhD, Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital, CORO West, Suite 404, 1 Hoppin St, Providence, RI 02903.
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  • James C. Coburn, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI; and the Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI.
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  • Douglas C. Moore, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI; and the Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI.
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  • Mohammad A. Upal, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI; and the Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI.

Received 10 June 2004 ,Accepted 24 August 2004.

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 Supported by a National Institutes of Health grant (AR44005).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)00703-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.08.012

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 35-42 , January 2005

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