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Occult carpal pathology: tomographic evaluation

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Pluridirectional tomography in coronal and sagittal planes has been used to identify occult carpal pathology in 23 patients with chronic wrist pain following recent or remote trauma. The tomographic studies have detected or further defined the carpal pathology in 22 of the 23 patients studied adding useful information concerning their clinical management.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Jerry S. Apple M.D., Salutario Martinez M.D., Maroon B. Khoury M.D. & James A. Nunley M.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, 27710, Durham, NC, USA

    Jerry S. Apple M.D., Salutario Martinez M.D., Maroon B. Khoury M.D. & James A. Nunley M.D.

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Apple, J.S., Martinez, S., Khoury, M.B. et al. Occult carpal pathology: tomographic evaluation. Skeletal Radiol 15, 228–232 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354066

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