Zone I flexor tendon rehabilitation with limited extension and active flexion

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 128-140

  Evans, Roslyn B ^a  

^a Indian River Hand Upper Extremity R   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BONE REMODELING; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FORCE; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE TONE; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLINT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TRACTION THERAPY; WOUND HEALING; WRIST;

EID: 17644373772     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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