Current Flexor and Extensor Tendon Motion Regimens. A Summary

Hand Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-309

  Clancy, Sean P ^a,b   Mass, Daniel P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Hand Therapy Clinic   (United States)

^c NY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled stress; Early active motion; Early passive motion; Extensor tendon rehabilitation; Flexor tendon rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CAST APPLICATION; EXTENSOR TENDON INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; ORTHOSIS; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPLINT; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENODESIS;

EARLY AMBULATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84877337047     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2013.03.002     Document Type: Review

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