Long term results of early active extension and passive flexion mobilization following one-stage tendon grafting for neglected injuries of the flexor digitorum profundus in children

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 303-307

  Yamazaki, Hiroshi ^a   Kato, Hiroyuki ^b   Uchiyama, Shigeharu ^b   Iwasaki, Norimasa ^c   Ishikura, Hisamitsu ^c   Minami, Akio ^c  

^a Aizawa Hospital   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Early motion exercise; Flexor tendon injury; One stage free tendon graft

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959486959     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193410395693     Document Type: Article

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