Closed ruptures of the flexor digitorum tendons: MRI evaluation

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 617-624

  Drapé, Jean Luc ^a   Tardif Chastenet De Gery, Sabine ^b   Silbermann Hoffman, Olivia ^b   Chevrot, Alain ^a   Houvet, Patrick ^b   Alnot, Jean Yves ^b   Benacerraf, Roger ^b  

^a Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Finger; Hand, injuries; Hand, MRI; Magnetic resonance (MR), treatment planning; Tendon rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HAND INJURY; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE GRAFT; MUSCLE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SUTURE; TENDON TRANSFER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0031768953     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050447     Document Type: Article

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