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| Provedor de dados: |
International Journal of Morphology
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| País: |
Chile
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| Título: |
Incidence of Palmaris Longus Muscle Absence in Nigerian Population
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| Autores: |
Kayode A,Oluyemi
Olamide A,Adesanya
Blessing I,Odion
Víctor O,Ukwenya
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| Data: |
2008-06-01
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| Ano: |
2008
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| Palavras-chave: |
Palmaris longus muscle
Tendons
Flexors muscles
Forearm
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| Resumo: |
Alot has been reported about variation of palmaris longus muscle in journals and conventional textbooks. The incidence of palmaris longus muscle absence among people of the six geo-political zones of Nigeria was evaluated using 600 subjects. 31.25% (187 subjects) lack palmaris longus muscleon either of the forearms. 12.5% (75 subjects) shows unilateral absence and 18.75% (112 subjects) shows bilateral absence. 25% (150) of subjects lacks palmaris longus muscleon their right forearms while 25% also lacks it on their left forearms. 6% (37) shows double tendons of palmaris longus muscleon both forearms. Highest incidence of absence was recorded among people of South-West zone.
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| Tipo: |
Journal article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022008000200009
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| Editor: |
Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
International Journal of Morphology v.26 n.2 2008
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