Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 277-280 , February 2008

The Morphological Basis of the Arm-to-Wing Transition

  • Samuel O. Poore, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Samuel O. Poore, MD, PhD, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, CSC G5/361, Madison, WI 53792-3236

Received 4 August 2007 ,Accepted 26 November 2007.

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 S.O.P. would like to sincerely thank Mike Bentz, Karol Gutowski, and James Chang, whose encouragement and suggestions strengthened this article considerably. Also, S.O.P. would also like to thank Ted Goslow—functional morphologist, friend, and most importantly, teacher.

 No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(07)01042-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.11.020

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 277-280 , February 2008

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