M0014478: An injured hand and forearm

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The back and front views (A and B) of the hand and forearm of which the cubital (ulnar) nerve had been injured. The clawlike form is due to paralysis and atrophy of the interossei and the contraction of the extensor muscle. Published in Duchenne, G.-B.: <i>Physiologie des mouvements demontree a l'aide de l'experimentation electrique et de l'observation clinique</i>, Paris : Bailliere, 1867. Related images: M0014476, M0014477, M0014479, M0014480, M0014481, M0014482, M0014483, M0014484, M0014485, M0014486, M0014487, M0014488

M0014478: An injured hand and forearm

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