Clinical and radiographic evaluation of surgical reconstruction of finger flexion in tetraplegia

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 842-849

  Ejeskär, Arvid ^a   Dahlgren, Annika ^a   Fridén, Jan ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elongation in tendon junction; Finger flexion; Reconstructive surgery; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON REFLEX; TENDON TRANSFER;

FINGER JOINT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22544440280     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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