The prevalence of extensor digitorum brevis manus and its variants in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-9

  Yammine, Kaissar ^a  

^a Emirates Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Evidence based medicine; Extensor digitorum brevis manus; Extensor indicis brevis; Hand

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANCESTRY GROUP; HAND; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANATOMIC VARIATION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HAND; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84931955777     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: 12798517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-014-1312-8     Document Type: Review

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