Retrospective outcome analysis of staged flexor tendon reconstruction

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25 B, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 168-174

  Frakking, T G ^a   Depuydt, K P ^a   Kon, M ^a   Werker, P M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FINGER; FINGER INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034021659     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0338     Document Type: Article

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