The influence of sex and trauma impact on the rupture site of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb.

Although sex- and gender-specific analyses have been gaining more attention during the last years they have rarely been performed in orthopaedic literature. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether for injuries of the UCL the specific location of the rupture is influenced by sex....

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Main Authors: Sandra Boesmueller, Wolfgang Huf, Gregor Rettl, Falko Dahm, Alexander Meznik, Gabriela Muschitz, Hugo Kitzinger, Adam Bukaty, Christian Fialka, Martin Vierhapper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5524296?pdf=render