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. 2023 Aug 4;69(suppl 1):e2023S108.
doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.2023S108. eCollection 2023.

The woman's hand

Antonio Tufi Neder Filho  1 , Antonio Carlos da Costa  2 , Rui Sérgio Monteiro de Barros  3 , Luís Renato Nakachima  4 , Sandro Castro Adeodato de Souza  5 , Maurício Pinto Rodrigues  6 , Ricardo Kaempf de Oliveira  7 , Sérgio Augusto Machado da Gama  8
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The woman's hand

Antonio Tufi Neder Filho et al. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Graphical representation of the carpal tunnel with the presence of the median nerve and its ramifications to the fingers.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Graphical representation of the trigger ring finger, showing a nodule in the flexor tendon and the A1 pulley.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Anatomy of the lateral aspect of the wrist and hand, showing the first tunnel of the extensors and their anatomical relationships. EPB: extensor pollicis brevis; APL: abductor pollicis longus.
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