Bundle pattern of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon in zone II of the hand: A quantitative assessment of the size of a laceration

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 978-983

  Grewal, R ^a   Sotereanos, D G ^a   Rao, U ^a   Herndon, J H ^a   Woo, S L Y ^a  

^a Kaufmann Medical Building   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT MOBILITY; LACERATION; MORBIDITY; NERVE COMPRESSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030452103     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(96)80303-0     Document Type: Article

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