Percutaneous trigger finger release: A comparison of a new push knife and a 19-gauge needle in a cadaveric model

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 860-865

  Dunn, Michael J ^a   Pess, Gary M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Knife; Percutaneous; Trigger finger; Trigger release

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 0032782184     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0860     Document Type: Article

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