The management of flexor tendon injuries in zone II

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 434-441

  Helm, R H ^a  

^a DONCASTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON LESION; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SHEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036920705     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cuor.2002.0305     Document Type: Article

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