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Tendon and ligament attachments in relationship to growth plates in a child's hand
1Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|August 1, 1989
Abstract:
Dissection of the hand of an eight-year-old female cadaver was performed to determine the relationship of tendon and ligament insertions to the growth plates. These soft tissue attachments can influence the fracture patterns noted in children.