Gaining independence in tetraplegia: Cleveland technique

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 355, Issue , 1998, Pages 282-289

  Freehafer, Alvin A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINGER; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 0031764304     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199810000-00030     Document Type: Article

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