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Tendon Transfers to Restore Opposition of the Thumb
J.M. Ramselaar
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Paperback. BIC Classification: MNS. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 205.
In man and some of the apes, the thumb has the function of a contra finger. This function is made possible by a great freedom of movement of the first metacarpal and a highly developed and differentiated thumb musculature. The grasp function of the hand is dependent on the oppositional capacity and adductive power of the thumb, and is severely limited by a paralysis or dysfunction of the intrinsic thumb muscles. Whereas loss of the function of the adductor pollicis can be partially compensated for by the adductive action of the extensor pollicis longus, in paralysis or dysfunction of the ... Read more
In man and some of the apes, the thumb has the function of a contra finger. This function is made possible by a great freedom of movement of the first metacarpal and a highly developed and differentiated thumb musculature. The grasp function of the hand is dependent on the oppositional capacity and adductive power of the thumb, and is severely limited by a paralysis or dysfunction of the intrinsic thumb muscles. Whereas loss of the function of the adductor pollicis can be partially compensated for by the adductive action of the extensor pollicis longus, in paralysis or dysfunction of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
98
Place of Publication
Groningen, Netherlands
ISBN
9789020702200
SKU
V9789020702200
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Ref
99-15
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