The effect of the severity of the dupuytren's contracture on the function of the hand before and after surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-329

  Zyluk, A ^a   Jagielski, W ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

dupuytren's contracture; functional assessment of the hand; operative treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34247622723     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: 15322211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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