Splinting in the management of proximal interphalangeal joint flexion contracture

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 378-386

  Presser, Rosemary ^a,b  

^a St Luke's Hospital Hand Unit   (Australia)

^b Sydney Hand Therapy and Rehabilitation Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SPLINTING; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030473099     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(96)80045-7     Document Type: Article

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