Flexor tendon repair rehabilitation protocols: A systematic review

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Starr, Harlan M ^b   Snoddy, Mark ^a   Hammond, Kyle E ^a   Seiler, John G ^a  

^a Shoulder and Elbow ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early active motion; flexor tendon repair; postoperative care; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINGER INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MOBILIZATION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REFERENCE DATABASE; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON RUPTURE;

EARLY ACTIVE MOTION; FLEXOR TENDON REPAIR; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REHABILITATION;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84883176531     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.06.025     Document Type: Article

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