The effects of scaphoid and colles casts on hand function

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 436-438

  Karantana, A ^a   Downs Wheeler, M J ^a   Webb, K ^a   Pearce, C A ^a   Johnson, A ^a   Bannister, G C ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colles' cast; hand function; Scaphoid fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASTER CAST; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCAPHOID BONE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THUMB; TIME; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CASTS, SURGICAL; COLLES' FRACTURE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; METACARPUS; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745276818     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.03.163     Document Type: Article

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