Safe Treatment of Trigger Finger with Longitudinal and Transverse Landmarks: An Anatomic Study of the Border Fingers for Percutaneous Release

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 993-999

  Wilhelmi, Bradon J ^a   Mowlavi, Arian ^b   Neumeister, Michael W ^b   Bueno, Reuben ^b   Lee, W P Andrew ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SNAPPING FINGER; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOSYNOVITIS; CADAVER; FINGER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

CADAVER; FINGERS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0142170005     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000076225.79854.F7     Document Type: Article

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