Pulley rupture and reconstruction in rock climbers

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 149-155

  Moutet, François ^a,b   Forli, Alexandra ^a   Voulliaume, Delphine ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon pulley rupture; Rock climber pathology; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HAND GRIP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULLEY RUPTURE; SPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SHEATH; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 4644356856     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bth.0000128545.94060.99     Document Type: Article

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