The range of excursion of flexor tendons in Zone V: A comparison of active vs passive flexion mobilisation regimes

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 517-522

  Panchal, J ^a,b   Mehdi, S ^a   Donoghue, J O ^a   O'Sullivan, S T ^a   O'Shaughnessy, M ^a   O'Connor, T P F ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON SURGERY;

EID: 0030731448     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(97)91300-X     Document Type: Article

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