Static splinting of extensor tendon repairs

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25 B, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 180-182

  Purcell, T ^b   Eadie, P A ^a   Murugan, S ^b   O'Donnell, M ^b   Lawless, M ^b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLINTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

EID: 0034080633     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0346     Document Type: Article

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