Anatomy and function of the thenar muscles

Hand Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Gupta, Salil ^a   Michelsen Jost, Heidi ^b  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abductor pollicis brevis; Adductor pollicis; Flexor pollicis brevis; Opponens; Pollicis; Thenar

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS MUSCLE; ADDUCTOR POLLICIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR POLLICIS BREVIS MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HAND MOVEMENT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; OPPONENS POLLICIS MUSCLE; POWER GRIP; PRECISION GRIP; REVIEW; THENAR; THUMB;

EID: 82455203940     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2011.09.006     Document Type: Review

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