The prevalence of the sesamoid bones of the hand: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1291-1303

  Yammine, Kaissar ^a  

^a Emirates Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

anatomy; evidence based medicine; hand; sesamoid

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SESAMOID BONE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THUMB; ULNA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND BONE; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MALE; META ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HAND BONES; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PREVALENCE; SESAMOID BONES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84908242694     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22378     Document Type: Review

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