Serial casting versus positioning for the treatment of elbow contractures in adults with traumatic brain injury: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 406-417

  Moseley, Anne M ^a   Hassett, Leanne M ^b   Leung, Joan ^c   Clare, Jennifer S ^d   Herbert, Robert D ^a   Harvey, Lisa A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

^c ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PLASTER CAST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN IRRITATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWELLING; THERAPY EFFECT; TORQUE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CASTS, SURGICAL; CONTRACTURE; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45149106409     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507083795     Document Type: Article

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