Intramuscular tenotomy of flexor digitorum superficialis in the distal forearm after surgical excision of Dupuytren's disease

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-39

  Barr, V ^a   Bhatia, R ^a   Hawkins, P ^a   Savage, R ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; EXERCISE; FASCIOTOMY; FINGER; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MASSAGE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; SPLINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037314017     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0860     Document Type: Article

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