Early Free Active Versus Dynamic Extension Splinting After Extensor Indicis Proprius Tendon Transfer to Restore Thumb Extension: A Prospective Randomized Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 864-868

  Giessler, Goetz A ^a   Przybilski, Mirko ^a   Germann, Guenter ^a   Sauerbier, Michael ^a   Megerle, Kai ^a  

^a BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen   (Germany)

Author keywords

dynamic follow up treatment; Early active extension splinting; extensor indicis proprius; prospective study; tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DYNAMIC EXTENSION SPLINTING; EARLY FREE ACTIVE EXTENSION SPLINTING; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PINCH STRENGTH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPLINTING; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON TRANSFER; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47849091165     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.01.028     Document Type: Article

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