Recent progress in intrasynovial flexor tendon repair and rehabilitation

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-332

  Boyer, Martin I ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Excursion; Force; Rehabilitation; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DOG; EXCISION; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALING; LACERATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 1642513650     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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