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The Teleology of the Thumb: On Purpose and Design
- Source :
- The Journal of hand surgery. 43(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The Andrew J. Weiland Medal is presented by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand to a mid-career researcher dedicated to advancing patient care in the field of hand surgery. The Weiland Medal for 2017 was presented to the author at the annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. The purpose of this article is to present current evidence on how biomechanics and morphology influence the pathophysiology of thumb carpometacarpal joint (CMC) osteoarthritis.
- Subjects :
- Medal
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
Thumb
Patient care
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Thumb osteoarthritis
Carpometacarpal joint
Osteoarthritis
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Muscle, Skeletal
Ultrasonography
030222 orthopedics
Medical education
Hand Strength
business.industry
Hand surgery
Carpometacarpal Joints
030229 sport sciences
X-Ray Microtomography
Biomechanical Phenomena
Muscular Atrophy
medicine.anatomical_structure
Trapezium Bone
Teleology
Ligaments, Articular
Surgery
business
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15316564
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of hand surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0d4e835d03237a4253d6be714373f3b8