Anatomical study of the A1 pulley: Length and location by means of cutaneous landmarks on the palmar surface

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 464-468

  Fiorini, Haroldo J ^a   Santos, João B G ^a   Hirakawa, Celso K ^a   Sato, Edson S ^a   Faloppa, Flávio ^a   Albertoni, Walter M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; cadaver; hand; tendons; trigger finger disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRIGGER FINGER;

BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FINGERS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SKIN; TENDONS;

EID: 79952315183     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.11.045     Document Type: Article

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