Tendon injuries across the world: Treatment

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1036-1042

  Tang, Jin Bo ^a  

^a Affiliated Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Education and training; Extensor tendon; Flexor tendon; Hand injuries; Rehabilitation; Surgical repair

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ARTICLE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HAND INJURY; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MUSCLE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TENDOLYSIS; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON TRANSFER;

FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TENDON INJURIES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33750180505     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.07.027     Document Type: Article

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