Evaluation and functional assessment of flexor tendon repair in the hand

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 560-565

  Libberecht, K ^a   Lafaire, C ^a   Van Hee, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flexor muscle function; Flexor tendon repair; Hand trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751220806     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679952     Document Type: Article

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