A method of restoration of the abduction of the thumb in traumatic tetraplegic patients

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 320-322

  Goloborod'ko, Sergey A ^a,b  

^a KHARKIV MEDICAL ACADEMY OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION   (Ukraine)

^b NONE   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Abduction; Tenodesis; Tetraplegia; Thumb; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB MALFORMATION;

EID: 0033021180     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0320     Document Type: Article

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