Sonographically assisted percutaneous release of the a1 pulley: A new surgical technique for treating trigger digit

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-199

  Jou, I M ^a,b   Chern, T C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Percutaneous release; Sonography; Trigger digit

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROPRIOCEPTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON SURGERY; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENOSYNOVITIS; THUMB;

EID: 32644487044     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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