Zone II Flexor Tendon Rehabilitation: A Proposed Algorithm

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-413

  Sueoka, Stephanie Sato ^a   LaStayo, Paul C ^b  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b Department of Exercise and Sport Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 55649107940     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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