Anomalous flexor digiti minimi brevis in Guyon's canal

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 340-343

  Madhavi, C ^a   Holla, S J ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Abductor digiti minimi; Antebrachial fascia; Palmaris brevis; Ulnar nerve compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CADAVER; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FASCIA; FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HAND MUSCLE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; MUSCLE MASS; NERVE TRACT; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; CADAVER; FINGERS; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; WRIST;

EID: 0037635388     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10087     Document Type: Article

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