Gliding resistance of extrasynovial and intrasynovial tendons through the A2 pulley

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-224

  Uchiyama, Shigeharu ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a   Coert, J Henk ^a   Berglund, Larry J ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTRACTURE; FLEXOR TENDON; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TENDON GRAFT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031038278     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199702000-00009     Document Type: Article

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