Lumbrical tears in rock climbers

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-189

  Schweizer, Ankaluz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND INJURY; HAND PALM; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE HEMATOMA; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TRAINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN;

EID: 0037383632     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(02)00250-4     Document Type: Article

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