Immediate Active Mobilization Versus Immobilization for Opposition Tendon Transfer in the Hand

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 754-759

  Rath, Santosh ^a  

^a LEPRA Society   (India)

Author keywords

Immediate postoperative active mobilization; median nerve paralysis; opposition tendon transfer; postoperative rehabilitation; tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EARLY AMBULATION; HAND; HUMANS; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PARALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646528948     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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