title: Diagnostic external fixation of two carpal bones. A technical note.
abstract: Ulnar midcarpal instability can be treated by ligament repair or by a partial arthrodesis between the triquetrum and the hamate. If a partial arthrodesis is planned, we perform an ultimate diagnostic test to determine whether or not a subsequent definitive partial arthrodesis would be effective in controlling the feeling of weakness and instability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kadic
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rozing
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002348:Carpal Bones; D016267:External Fixators / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular