Static progressive splinting to improve wrist stiffness after distal radius fracture: A prospective, case series study

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-309

  Lucado, Ann M ^a   Li, Zhongyu ^b  

^a Meadows Physical Therapy   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; SPLINT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPLINTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 67650357408     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980902782389     Document Type: Article

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