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Hand/Finger Assessment

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This syllabus contribution is meant to serve as a foundation and reference for organizing processes that affect the hand/fingers. It begins with a brief review of pertinent anatomy.

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  1. UCSD Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, 9427 Health Sciences Drive, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA

    Christine B. Chung

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Juerg Hodler

  2. Department of Radiology, Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Baden, Switzerland

    Rahel A. Kubik-Huch

  3. Medical Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Gustav K. von Schulthess

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Chung, C.B. (2017). Hand/Finger Assessment. In: Hodler, J., Kubik-Huch, R., von Schulthess, G. (eds) Musculoskeletal Diseases 2017-2020. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54018-4_24

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