Results of primary extensor tendon repair in relation to the zone of injury and pre-operative outcome estimation

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-119

  Carl, Hans Dieter ^a   Forst, R ^a   Schaller, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Kliniken Dr Erler   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Extensor tendon; Finger; Outcome; Repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPLINTING; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 33846536905     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-006-0233-3     Document Type: Article

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