Closed Flexor Pulley Injuries in Nonclimbing Activities

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 806-810

  Schöffl, Volker Rainer ^a,b   Jüngert, Jörg ^a,b  

^a KLINIKUM BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

flexor tendon; pulley; Pulley injuries; rock climbing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSED FLEXOR PULLEY INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON INJURY; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 33646066872     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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