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16 Pulleys are fibrous structures which wrap around the flexor tendon sheaths of the digits to form a supporting fibro-osseous tunnel. Five such annular pulleys (A1-A5), together with three cruciate pulleys (C1-C3), form a fibro-osseous tunnel along each finger
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The wrist and hand have complex anatomy with small bones and supporting soft tissue structures, which limits the diagnostic yield for radiologic assessment. Knowledge of anatomy and different clinical entities is key to the radiologic diagnosis. Some of the essential anatomic and clinical topics in radiologic interpretation include knowledge of the...
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The incidence of different types of hand and wrist disorders in primary care is unknown since there are no specific encodings for it.
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