The prevalence of absence of the palmaris longus - A study in a Chinese population and a review of the literature

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 525-527

  Sebastin, S J ^a   Puhaindran, M E ^a   Lim, Aymeric Y T ^a   Lim, I J ^a   Bee, W H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ethnic variations; Palmaris longus; Tendon anomalies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEGRO; PALMARIS LONGUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE; TENDONS; WRIST;

EID: 23944457850     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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