Effects of early intermittent passive mobilization on healing canine flexor tendons

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1982, Pages 170-175

  Gelberman, Richard H ^a,b   Woo, Savio L Y ^a,b   Lothringer, Kimberly ^a,b   Akeson, Wayne H ^a,b   Amiel, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; DOG; FLEXOR TENDON; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE; TENDON HEALING;

EID: 0020074121     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(82)80083-X     Document Type: Article

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