Dynamic splinting for the stiff hand after trauma: Predictors of contracture resolution

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-206

  Glasgow, Celeste ^a   Tooth, Leigh R ^b   Fleming, Jenny ^b   Peters, Susan ^a  

^a EKCO Occupational Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DYNAMIC SPLINT; EARLY INTERVENTION; END FEEL; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INJURY; HAND STIFFNESS; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED WEEKS TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRETREATMENT JOINT STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; TIME SINCE INJURY; TORQUE; TOTAL END RANGE TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS; TORQUE;

EID: 79960742142     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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