The role of upper limb surgery in tetraplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-96

  Forner Cordero, I ^a,b   Mudarra Garcia J ^a   Forner Valero, J V ^a   Vilar De La Pena R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hand surgery; Key pinch; Spinal cord injury; Tendon transfers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND FUNCTION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; TENDON TRANSFER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037312589     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101415     Document Type: Article

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