The role of magnetic resonance imaging in late presentation of isolated injuries of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon in the finger

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25 B, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-97

  Kumar, B A ^a,b   Tolat, A R ^a,b   Threepuraneni, G ^a,b   Jones, B ^a,b  

^a PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RUPTURE;

EID: 0034062761     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0306     Document Type: Article

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