Flexor Pulley Reconstruction

Hand Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 235-242

  Dy, Christopher J ^a   Daluiski, Aaron ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Flexor pulley reconstruction; Flexor tendon bowstringing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DACRON IMPLANT; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPLINT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVITIS; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FINGER INJURIES; PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURIES; FINGER INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TENDON INJURY;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPLINTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84877606832     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2013.02.005     Document Type: Review

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