A new modification of two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-180

  Viegas, Steven F ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

2 stage; Flexor tendon; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SILICON; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 33748805262     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bth.0000232868.82782.ff     Document Type: Review

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