Results after surgery for severe Dupuytren's contracture: Does a dynamic extension splint influence outcome?

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-160

  Ebskov, Lars B ^a   Boeckstyns, Michel E H ^b   Sørensen, Allan Ibsen ^b   Søe Nielsen, Niels ^b  

^a NONE   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dupuytren's contracture; Extension splint; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHALANX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPLINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033930609     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310050160024     Document Type: Article

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