Spaghetti wrist trauma: Functional recovery, return to work, and psychological effects

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1609-1617

  Jaquet, Jean Bart ^a   Van Der Jagt, Ingeborg ^b   Kuypers, Paul D L ^b   Schreuders, Ton A R ^b   Kalmijn, Sandra ^b   Hovius, Steven E R ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAGHETTI WRIST INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 18044387576     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000160697.41738.EA     Document Type: Article

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