Post-operative therapy for metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Massy Westropp, Nicola ^a   Johnston, R V ^b   Hill, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA EXTRACTION; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOINT STABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44949118544     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003522.pub2     Document Type: Review

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