Flexor tendon pulley V-Y plasty: An alternative to pulley venting or resection

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-137

  Dona, Eddy ^a   Walsh, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; Pulley; Repair; Venting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 32644471543     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.09.024     Document Type: Article

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