Principles of conservative management for a non-orthotic tenodesis grip in tetraplegics

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-242

  Harvey, Lisa ^a  

^a PRINCE HENRY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPLINTING; WEIGHT BEARING; WRIST;

EID: 0029767688     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(96)80087-1     Document Type: Article

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