Ultrasonographic assessment of flexor tendon mobilization: Effect of different protocols on tendon excursion

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 394-402

  Korstanje, Jan Wiebe H ^a   Soeters, Johannes N M ^a   Schreuders, Ton A R ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a,b   Hovius, Steven E R ^a   Stam, Henk J ^a   Selles, Ruud W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON EXCURSION; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84858604411     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01521     Document Type: Article

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