Does agenesis of Palmaris Longus tendon affect the hand grip strength?
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Morphology of human palmaris longus tendon.
A systematic morphological investigation of human palmaris longus tendons by polarisation microscopy and low angle x-ray diffraction is reported. It is shown that contrary to some previously reported observations, and in common with other tension bearing soft collagenous tissues, the fibres in this tendon are crimped. A new method of preparation of the tissue enabling one to see directly the cr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Hand and Microsurgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2458-7834
DOI: 10.5455/handmicrosurg.299741