SCAPHOLUNATE DISTANCE IN CHILDREN

Authors
LEICHT P MIKKELSEN JB LARSEN CF
Citation
P. Leicht et al., SCAPHOLUNATE DISTANCE IN CHILDREN, Acta radiologica, 37(5), 1996, pp. 625-626
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Acta radiologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
02841851
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
625 - 626
Database
ISI
SICI code
0284-1851(1996)37:5<625:SDIC>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Purpose: To measure the scapholunate distance in normal wrists in a ch ild population. Material and Methods: In 79 children with unilateral w rist trauma boths wrists were radiographed in p.a. and lateral views. Results: The median scapholunate distance ranged from 9 mm in the 7-ye ar-old to 3 mm in the 15-year-old children. Baseline values are presen ted.