The effects of edema and self-adherent wrap on the work of flexion in a cadaveric hand

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1349-1355

  Buonocore, Samuel ^a,b   Sawh Martinez, Rajendra ^a,b   Emerson, John W ^a,b   Mohan, Pradeep ^a,b   Dymarczyk, Marsha ^a,b   Thomson, James G ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Edema; self adherent wrap; work of flexion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CADAVER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SIMULATION; FINGER; HAND EDEMA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ADHERENT WRAP; WORK; WORK OF FLEXION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; EDEMA; FINGERS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84863004197     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.03.038     Document Type: Article

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