Midcervical tetraplegia with strong wrist extension: A two-stage synergistic reconstruction of the hand

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 481-495

  Zancolli, E A ^a  

^a NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GRAVITY; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WRIST DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; METACARPUS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TENDON TRANSFER; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0036703621     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(02)00036-7     Document Type: Review

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