Treatment of flexor tendon injuries: Therapist's commentary

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-151

  Steelman, Pam ^a  

^a Philadelphia Hand Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HAND GRIP; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HAND INJURIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033112772     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(99)80017-9     Document Type: Article

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