Feasibility of partial A2 and A4 pulley excision: Residual pulley strength

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25 B, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 90-94

  Mitsionis, G ^a,b   Fischer, K J ^a,b   Bastidas, J A ^a,b   Grewal, R ^a,b   Pfaeffle, H J ^a,b   Tomaino, M M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOADING TEST; TENDON SHEATH;

EID: 0034064399     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0332     Document Type: Article

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