Dynamic splinting after extensor tendon repair in zones V to VII

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 224-227

  Bruner S ^a,b   Wittemann, M ^a,b   Jester, A ^a,b   Blumenthal, K ^a,b   Germann, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BG Trauma Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC SPLINT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLINTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0038288751     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(03)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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