Functional results after a Krukenberg amputation

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-93

  Freire, J ^a   Schiappacasse, C ^a   Heredia, A ^a   Martina, J D ^b   Geertzen, J H B ^c  

^a Department of Rehabilitation Centre ^*  (Argentina)

^b Rehabilitation Centre Groot Klimmendaal   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM AMPUTATION; ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KRUKENBERG TECHNIQUE; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 20944431814     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461550500069539     Document Type: Article

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