M0014479: A recovered hand and forearm after an injury

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Illustration showing a hand and forearm of which the cubital (ulnar) nerve had been injured, after faradization of the atrophied muscles, and full recovery so that a pen could be used with ease. 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, M0014478, M0014480, M0014481, M0014482, M0014483, M0014484, M0014485, M0014486, M0014487, M0014488

M0014479: A recovered hand and forearm after an injury

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