Pinch and Elbow Extension Restoration in People With Tetraplegia: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 692-699

  Hamou, Cynthia ^a   Shah, Nirav R ^a   DiPonio, Lisa ^a   Curtin, Catherine M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Moberg; reconstructive surgery; systematic review; Tetraplegia; upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA EXTRACTION; ELBOW FLEXION; EMBASE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PINCH STRENGTH; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRENGTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; PINCH STRENGTH; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TENODESIS;

EID: 63549095114     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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