Clinical prevalence of palmaris longus agenesis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 709-718

  Yammine, Kaissar ^a  

^a Emirates Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

anatomy; evidence based; palmaris longus

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGENESIS; ARAB; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CINAHL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; ETHNICITY; HAND SURGERY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IRAN; KOREA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PALMARIS LONGUS AGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANATOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED; PALMARIS LONGUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREVALENCE; RADIUS; ULNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882641980     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22289     Document Type: Review

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