Plaster of Paris: The forgotten hand splinting material

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 144-157

  Colditz, Judy C ^a  

^a HandLab a division of RHRC Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EDEMA; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MOULD; PLASTER CAST; SPLINTING; HAND MALFORMATION; REVIEW; SPLINT;

CALCIUM SULFATE; HAND DEFORMITIES; HUMANS; SPLINTS;

EID: 0035987759     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hanthe.2002.v15.015014     Document Type: Article

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