Postoperative Splinting for Isolated Digital Nerve Injuries in the Hand

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-231

  Vipond, Nicole ^a   Taylor, William ^a   Rider, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; HYPERESTHESIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION; SPLINTS;

EID: 34447537716     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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