Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 553-559 , April 2009

Effects of Motor Imagery on Hand Function During Immobilization After Flexor Tendon Repair

  • Martin W. Stenekes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Center for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Martin W. Stenekes, MD, Dept of Plastic Surgery, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jan H. Geertzen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Graduate School for Health Research, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jean-Philippe A. Nicolai, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Bauke M. De Jong, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Theo Mulder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.029

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 553-559 , April 2009

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