[Injuries of the bifurcate ligament].
The bifurcate ligament is a central stabilizer of the carpus. It is the one of the structures concerned in chain of fibular injuries in supination traumas. Damage to the bifurcate ligament is often missed in clinical and radiological diagnosis. Hints are given on the mechanism of injury, staging and graded treatment of this ligamentous injury.
Ruland
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Chirurgische Abteilung des Städtischen Krankenhauses, Marienhospital Arnsberg.
Schwering
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Hampe
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Rittchen
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A
D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery