Changes in Impairment and Function after Static Progressive Splinting for Stiffness After Distal Radius Fracture

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-325

  Lucado, Ann M ^a   Li, Zhongyu ^b   Russell, Gregory B ^b   Papadonikolakis, Anastasios ^b   Ruch, David S ^c  

^a Meadows Physical Therapy and Hand Clinic Lawrencville   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; FRACTURE HEALING; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGIDITY; SPLINTING; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; WRIST;

HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPINATION; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 55649104510     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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