Tendon transfers for restoring hand intrinsic muscle function: A biomechanical study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 609-613

  Lee, Donald H ^a   Rodriguez Jr , Jorge A ^b  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Intrinsic muscle; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT MOBILITY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 0032962820     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0609     Document Type: Article

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