Analysis of carpal instability: II. Clinical applications.
An analytic scheme for carpal instability patterns has been described to help standardize reporting of these conditions. Six categories to be recognized in each case are chronicity, constancy, etiology, location, direction, and pattern. Examples are presented to illustrate the use of this scheme.
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Hodge
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Gilula
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Larsen
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Amadio
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002348:Carpal Bones; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index