Functional absence of flexor digitorum superficialis to the little finger and absence of palmaris longus - Is there a link?

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27 B, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 433-434

  Thompson, N W ^a,b   Mockford, B J ^a   Rasheed, T ^a   Herbert, K J ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; TENDON DISEASE;

EID: 0036798425     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0797     Document Type: Article

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