Reconstruction of functional handgrip in traumatic tetraplegia - Case study

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 119-123

  Čižmář, Igor ^a,b,c   Wendsche, P ^a   Brychta, P ^b   Visna P ^a   Kocis J ^c   Mensik I ^b  

^a Traumatological Hospital of Brno   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Multi strand suture; Tendon transfer; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FINGER JOINT; FLEXOR TENDON; FOREARM; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION;

ADULT; FOREARM; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDON TRANSFER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0347917008     PISSN: 00015423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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