Anatomical variations of the extensor tendons to the fingers over the dorsum of the hand: a study of 50 hands and a review of the literature.

Zilber, Sébastien; Oberlin, Christophe

doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000091163.86851.9c

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Anatomical variations of the extensor tendons to the fingers over the dorsum of the hand: a study of 50 hands and a review of the literature.

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Sébastien Zilber

Christophe Oberlin

Abstract

The extensor tendons to the fingers were studied in dissections of 50 fresh cadaveric hands, and the divisions of the tendons, as well as the communications (juncturae), were analyzed. The pattern of distribution most frequently observed was as follows. The extensor digitorum communis provided one t...

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