An anatomical study of the first extensor compartment of the wrist

Acta Anatomica Nipponica

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-54

  Aktan, Z Ash ^a,b   Öztürk, Lokman ^a   Çalh, I Hakki ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Faculty of Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abductor pollicis longus; De quervain's disease; Extensor pollicis brevis; First extensor compartment; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST;

EID: 33747304583     PISSN: 00227722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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