Anatomic study of variations of hypothenar muscles and arborization patterns of the ulnar nerve in the hand

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 500-509

  Murata, Keiichi ^a,b   Tamai, Makoto ^a,b   Gupta, Amit ^a,b,c  

^a School of Medicine ^*

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c CHRISTINE M KLEINERT INSTITUTE FOR HAND AND MICROSURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aberrant muscle; Guyon's canal; Hypothenar muscle; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI MUSCLE; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLASSIFICATION; FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS MUSCLE; HAND; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHENAR MUSCLE; NERVE GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THENAR; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 2442707777     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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