Hand assessment.
In this article, David McKenna describes the basic anatomy and biomechanics of the hand and how these relate to hand examination and assessment of injury.
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Coventry University and University Hospitals, Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D011403:Pronation; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012307:Risk Factors; D013484:Supination