Anatomical variations of the extensor tendons to the fingers over the dorsum of the hand: A study of 50 hands and a review of the literature

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 214-221

  Zilber, Sébastien ^a,b   Oberlin, Christophe ^a,b  

^a Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital ^*  (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CADAVER; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON; TENDON TRANSFER; FINGER; HAND; HISTOLOGY;

AGED; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; TENDONS;

EID: 1242287091     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000091163.86851.9C     Document Type: Review

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