Use of Joshi External Stabilizing System in postburn contractures of the hand and wrist: A 20-year experience

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 416-420

  Gulati, Salil ^a   Joshi, Brij B ^b   Milner, Stephen M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JESS Research and Development Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; CAPSULOTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EXPERIENCE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; JOSHI EXTERNAL STABILIZING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WRIST DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 4744338858     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000138297.68047.29     Document Type: Article

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