Repair of the flexor pollicis longus tendon with the motion-stable Mantero technique

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-166

  Schaller, Peter ^a  

^a Kliniken Dr Erler GGmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

FPL tendon repair; Mantero technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; THUMB; PROCEDURES; TENDON INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; THUMB;

EID: 77953145406     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02844311.2010.484975     Document Type: Article

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