Clinical effectiveness of post-operative splinting after surgical release of Dupuytren's contracture: A systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Larson, Debbie ^a   Jerosch Herold, Christina ^b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DATA BASE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REVIEW; SPLINTING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HAND MALFORMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50049094563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-104     Document Type: Review

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