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Eight patients with suspected diagnosis of distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) subluxation underwent computed tomographic (CT) scans of the wrist. Five underwent surgery and had DRUJ subluxation or dislocation; CT scans revealed subluxation in four. Three CT criteria for the evaluation of DRUJ subluxation are discussed and compared in this manuscript.
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Wechsler, R.J., Wehbe, M.A., Rifkin, M.D. et al. Computed tomography diagnosis of distal radioulnar subluxation. Skeletal Radiol 16, 1–5 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00349919
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