Incidence of Palmaris Longus Agenesis in the Young Iranian Population
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BACKGROUND The knowledge of Palmaris longus (PL) is a growing interest for its wide role in reconstructive plastic surgeries as a donor tendon for transfer or transplant. The prevalence of the PL agenesis has been well-documented by many authors in different ethnic groups or populations. Many conventional tests for determining the presence of the PL has been described, but lamentably there are ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2383-1979,2383-1960
DOI: 10.5812/amh.62310