A simple clinical test of flexor pollicis longus rupture

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 624-625

  Melton, Joel T K ^a,b   Murray, J R D ^a   Lowdon, I M R ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical sign; Flexor pollicis longus; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FOREARM; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PARALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; RELIABILITY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; THUMB INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WRIST;

HUMANS; MONONEUROPATHIES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 27744494428     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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