Undescribed variant muscle - "Deep abductor-flexor" of the little finger, in relation to ulnar nerve compression at the wrist

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-282

  Georgiev, G P ^a   Jelev, L ^a   Surchev, L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Human; Hypothenar muscles; Ulnar nerve; Variations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HAMATE BONE; HAND MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE MALFORMATION;

EID: 34247109881     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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