The anatomical variations of the extensor tendons to the dorsum of the hand

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 652-659

  Celik, Servet ^a   Bilge, Okan ^a   Pinar, Yelda ^a   Govsa, Figen ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extensor digiti minimi; Extensor digitorum; Hand surgery; Reconstruction; Repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DISSECTION; EXTENSOR DIGITI QUINTI PROPIUS MUSCLE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM MUSCLE; EXTENSOR INDICIS PROPRIUS MUSCLE; FINGER; HAND; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON TRANSFER; ULNA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FINGER PHALANGES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 54849421805     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20710     Document Type: Article

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