A biomechanical analysis of static progressive elbow flexion splinting

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-38

  Szekeres, Mike ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELBOW FLEXION; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SPLINT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS;

EID: 32344440258     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.11.004     Document Type: Review

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