[Different treatment methods].

J P Razemon

doi:10.1016/s0753-9053(82)80013-6

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[Different treatment methods].

J P Razemon

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Among all treatments, whether surgical or not, one should remember immobilization in a cast often useful but not sufficient and ulnar lengthening or radius shortening both aiming at widening the lunate cavity and restoring a normal anatomy to the wrist. These are the only valuable methods in the long-term follow-up (30 years or more).

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J P Razemon. 1982. [Different treatment methods].. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0753-9053(82)80013-6

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