An experimental study comparing active mobilization to passive flexion-active extension-active flexion after flexor tendon repair in zone 2

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 672-676

  Lee, Hongliang ^a   Hou, Zhidian ^a   Liu, Peng ^a   Lee, Yang ^a   Ding, Zihai ^a   Zheng, Xuefeng ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; early mobilization; flexor tendon repair; range of motion; zone 2

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGIDITY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHICKENS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FINGER INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84875513158     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.01.020     Document Type: Article

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