These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [Pseudarthrosis of the capitate bone with special reference to ligamentous stabilization].
    Author: Kammermeier V, Schwarz M, Geishauser M, Lowka K.
    Journal: Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir; 1991 Sep; 23(5):265-9. PubMed ID: 1757011.
    Abstract:
    Non-union of the capitate is rare. So far, six cases of non-union have been reported. The authors add a new case report, involving a 29-year old tobacco worker with a typical history. The length of the capitate was restored by corticocancellous bone grafting. The mechanism by which non-union occurs is discussed, showing that the uninjured palmar V ligament in the wrist is responsible.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]