Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture
We assess the finger joint stiffness by measuring the active range of motion of all metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints of the involved hand with a hand goniometer. It is then compared with the normal hand for the effective range of total motion and there...
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| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000096 |