Primary flexor tendon repair in zones 1 and 2: Early passive mobilization versus controlled active motion

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1344-1350

  Frueh, Florian Samuel ^a,b   Kunz, Viviane Sylvie ^a,b   Gravestock, Isaac Joseph ^a,b   Held, Leonhard ^a,b   Haefeli, Mathias ^a,b   Giovanoli, Pietro ^a,b   Calcagni, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CAM; early active mobilization; flexor tendon repair; Kleinert protocol; zone 2

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED ACTIVE MOTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY PASSIVE MOBILIZATION; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON REPAIR; HAND FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TOTAL ACTIVE MOTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FINGER INJURIES; FOLLOW UP; INJURY SCALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT THERAPY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TENDON INJURIES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDON INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903513199     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.03.025     Document Type: Article

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