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European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery 3/2018

01-06-2018 | SHORT COMMUNICATION

Little finger flexor tendon injuries; watch out for anatomical variations and biomechanical excursion

Author: Guirgis Arsanios Awad

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 3/2018

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Excerpt

Flexor tendon injuries represent one of the common hand injuries. The little finger’s injuries could also represent an extra challenge owing to the anatomical variations of its tendons as well as its long excursion. We aim at highlighting these aspects and its application through a clinical case we have recently managed. …
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Metadata
Title
Little finger flexor tendon injuries; watch out for anatomical variations and biomechanical excursion
Author
Guirgis Arsanios Awad
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-018-1396-1

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