Triggering at the distal A2 pulley

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-213

  Nagaoka, M ^a   Yamaguchi, T ^a   Nagao, S ^a  

^a SURUGADAI NIHON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

A2 pulley; tendon; tenosynovitis; trigger finger

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE DURATION; DRIVER; ECHOGRAPHY; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; SYNOVECTOMY; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TENDONS; TRIGGER FINGER DISORDER;

EID: 33847253514     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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