Short-term assessment of optimal timing for postoperative rehabilitation after flexor digitorum profundus tendon repair in a canine model.

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Published in J Hand Ther on August 01, 2005

Authors

Chunfeng Zhao1, Peter C Amadio, Tatsuro Tanaka, Chao Yang, Anke M Ettema, Mark E Zobitz, Kai-Nan An

Author Affiliations

1: Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthepedic Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

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