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Treatment of acute and chronic instability of the distal radio-ulnar joint. 1998

L K Chidgey

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.

This article discusses the joint mechanics and the anatomy of the forearm with respect to understanding instability of the distal radio-ulnar joint. Acute and chronic instability are reviewed, and treatments are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007593	Joint Instability	Lack of stability of a joint or joint prosthesis.	Hypermobility, Joint,Instability, Joint,Laxity, Joint,Hypermobilities, Joint,Instabilities, Joint,Joint Hypermobilities,Joint Hypermobility,Joint Instabilities,Joint Laxities,Joint Laxity,Laxities, Joint
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001696	Biomechanical Phenomena	The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces.	Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D014955	Wrist Joint	The joint that is formed by the distal end of the RADIUS, the articular disc of the distal radioulnar joint, and the proximal row of CARPAL BONES; (SCAPHOID BONE; LUNATE BONE; triquetral bone).	Joint, Wrist,Joints, Wrist,Wrist Joints

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