Indications, methods, postoperative motion and outcome evaluation of primary flexor tendon repairs in zone 2

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-129

  Tang, Jin Bo ^a  

^a Affiliated Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; Outcome evaluation; Repair surgery; Sheath and pulleys; Tendon injury; Tendon mobilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINGER FRACTURE; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FRACTURE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INJURY; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; RANGE OF MOTION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

FINGER INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SPLINTS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 33847309905     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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