We are excited to announce our Anatomy of the Hand Diagnostic Guide in Hand Surgery Source is now live on the Hand Surgery Resource website! This new diagnostic guide highlights the anatomy of the hand and upper extremity and reviews the anatomy of the upper extremity with multiple system-based sections like the one covering major nerves, the brachial plexus, and the cervical roots.
Highlights of the guide include:
Images and content describing the muscles of the hand and forearm
Details of the major arteries and veins in the upper extremity
Detailed descriptions of the extrinsic and intrinsic tendons of the finger along with a diagram of the flexor pulley system
Hand sections with information on the fascial structures (retention ligaments), the wrist, joint cartilage, and potential spaces of the hand
Video dissection library with eight videos including two volar forearm dissections, three palm dissections, two finger dissections and one dissection highlighting the thenar and hypothenar compartments of the hand
To access the Anatomy of the Hand Diagnostic Guide, visit the Hand Surgery Resource website and log in or register for an account if you're a new user, and cilck on the link for the guide as shown below:
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Since launching the Hand Surgery Source app in January 2021, we've already had 4,420 downloads on both iOS (Apple) and Android (Google) devices in over 100 countries around the world, and the website has had over 160,000 page views!
Now, there is a new educational tool in the Hand Surgery Source app. The new direct deep link QR code function allows users to create QR codes and share any page in the Hand Surgery Source app. Simply tap on the icon to make a code, then share by messaging or email to any user with an installed Hand Surgery Source app.
If you havent already, download the Hand Surgery Source app to your smart device. After downloading, please let us know what you think of it! Happy learning!
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