Camptodactyly as a spectrum of congenital deficiencies: A treatment algorithm based on clinical examination

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1897-1905

  Foucher, Guy ^a   Loréa, Patrick ^a   Khouri, Roger K ^a   Medina, Jose ^a   Pivato, Giorgio ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CAMPTODACTYLY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; CLASSIFICATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EVALUATION; FINGER JOINT; HAND MALFORMATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPLINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINGER JOINT; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646830594     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000218977.46520.55     Document Type: Article

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