The association between intraoperative correction of Dupuytren's disease and residual postoperative contracture

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-223

  Donaldson, O W ^a   Pearson, D ^a   Reynolds, R ^a   Bhatia, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dupuytren's contracture; Intraoperative correction; Prediction; Residual contracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLINT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRACTURE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951130087     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193409353849     Document Type: Article

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