Immediate active mobilisation after flexor tendon repairs in Verdan's zones I and II. A prospective study of 20 cases

Annales de Chirurgie de la Main et du Membre Superieur

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Gerard F ^a   Garbuio, P ^b   Obert, L ^b   Tropet, Y ^b  

^a Clinique Saint Joseph   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

Early active mobilisation; Flexor tendon repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031858434     PISSN: 07539053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-9053(98)80006-9     Document Type: Article

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