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Rotatory Radiocarpal Instability

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Radiocarpal rotatory instability is defined as the increase in longitudinal rotation between the forearm bones and the carpal condyle.

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  1. Hand Surgery Unit, Institut Montpelliérain de la Main, 25, rue Clémentville, 34070, Montpellier, France

    J.-L. Roux

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  1. , Hand Surgery Unit, Polyclinique du Val de Sambre, route de Mons, Maubeuge, 59600, France

    Emmanuel Camus

  2. , Hand Surgery Unit, HFSU, rue Neuve 9, Tournai, 7500, Belgium

    Luc Van Overstraeten

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Roux, JL. (2013). Rotatory Radiocarpal Instability. In: Camus, E., Van Overstraeten, L. (eds) Carpal Ligament Surgery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0379-1_15

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