Flexor tendon repair

Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 177-191

  Seiler III, John Gray ^a,b  

^a Georgia Hand and Microsurgery   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035437527     PISSN: 15310914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jssh.2001.26283     Document Type: Article

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