Flexor Tendon Repair in Zone II With 6-Strand Techniques and Early Active Mobilization

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 987-992

  Osada, Denju ^a   Fujita, Satoshi ^a   Tamai, Kazuya ^a   Yamaguchi, Tetsuhiko ^a   Iwamoto, Akira ^a   Saotome, Koichi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

6 strand; Active mobilization; flexor tendon; repair; zone II

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPLINTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33745728097     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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