Biomechanics and hand trauma: What you need

Hand Clinics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-31

  Moran, Steven L ^a   Berger, Richard A ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINGER AMPUTATION; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INJURY; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037301097     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(02)00130-0     Document Type: Review

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