Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (Apr 2021)

The Story of the Hand

  • Sunil M. Thirkannad,
  • Rahul Patil

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1729771
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54, no. 02
pp. 106 – 113

Abstract

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This review describes the Story of the Human Hand. It traces the functional needs that led to evolution of the human hand as well as its embryological development. The various in utero stages of formation of the human hand are covered along with a description of the various molecular and genetic factors that control this process.

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