Modified Brunelli pull-out technique in flexor tendon repair for zone II: A study on 58 cases

Hand

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 276-281

  Georgescu, Alexandru Valentin ^a   Matei, Ileana R ^a   Capota, Irina M ^a   Ardelean, Filip ^a   Olariu, Octavian D ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; Immediate mobilization; Pull out technique; Zone II

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961227892     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-011-9345-5     Document Type: Review

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