Early return to work and improved range of motion with modified relative motion splinting: A retrospective comparison with immobilization splinting for zones V and VI extensor tendon repairs

Hand Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 86-94

  Hirth, Melissa J ^a,c   Bennett, Kate ^a,c   Mah, Eldon ^a   Farrow, Hamish C ^a   Cavallo, Andrew V ^a   Ritz, Morris ^b   Findlay, Michael W ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery   (Australia)

^c Malvern Hand Therapy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extensor tendon injuries; hand therapy; relative motion splinting; splinting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993661458     PISSN: 17589983     EISSN: 17589991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ht.2011.011012     Document Type: Article

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