The distribution of the types of thumb polydactylyin a middle eastern population: A study of 228 hands

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 182-187

  Al Qattan, M M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Thumb duplication; Thumb polydactyly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYDACTYLY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; THUMB;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYDACTYLY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; THUMB;

EID: 77951133978     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193409352417     Document Type: Article

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