Zone-II flexor tendon repair: A randomized prospective trial of active place-and-hold therapy compared with passive motion therapy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1381-1389

  Trumble, Thomas E ^a   Vedder, Nicholas B ^a   Seiler III, John G ^b   Hanel, Douglas P ^a   Diao, Edward ^c   Pettrone, Sarah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Georgia Hand and Microsurgery   (United States)

^c Commonwealth Orthopaedics ^*  (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PLACE AND HOLD THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PASSIVE MOTION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 77954650565     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00927     Document Type: Article

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