New perspectives on extensor tendon repair and implications for rehabilitation

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-181

  Newport, Mary Lynn ^a,b,c,d,e   Tucker, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d New England Hand Society   (United Kingdom)

^e American Association of Hand Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT FUNCTION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SPLINTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644378364     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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