Congenital absence of flexor pollicis longus without hypoplasia of the thenar muscles

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24 B, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 385-386

  Thomas, C ^a   Mathivanan, T ^a  

^a KHOULA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; SCHOOL CHILD; THENAR; THUMB;

EID: 0033153430     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0063     Document Type: Article

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