Functional limitation immediately after cast immobilization and closed reduction of distal radius fractures: Preliminary report

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-211

  Byl, Nancy N ^a,c   Kohlhase, William ^a   Engel, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EDEMA; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIUS FRACTURE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0032868923     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(99)80047-7     Document Type: Article

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