Primary flexor tendon repair - Operative repair, pulley management and rehabilitation

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27 B, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 507-513

  Elliot, David ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NYLON; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE TEST; EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE; FINGER INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOBILIZATION; NERVE INJURY; PAIN; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SITTING; SPLINT; SPLINTING; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SHEATH; TENDON SURGERY; TRACTION THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036908369     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0800     Document Type: Review

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