Outcome of early active mobilization after flexor tendons repair in zones II-V in hand

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 314-321

  Saini, Narender ^a   Kundnani, Vishal ^b   Patni, Purnima ^a   Gupta, S P ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Early mobilization; repair of flexor tendons; splints

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954844040     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.65155     Document Type: Article

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