Evaluation of four methods of flexor tendon repair for postoperative active mobilization

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 742-749

  Tang, Jin Bo ^a,b   Gu, Yu Tong ^a   Rice, Karen ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Pan, Chen Zhong ^a  

^a NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EVALUATION; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0035123491     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200103000-00014     Document Type: Article

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