Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1286-1293, August 2010

Distribution of Nerve Endings in the Human Proximal Interphalangeal Joint and Surrounding Structures

Graduate School of Health Science, Department of Anatomy, and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan

Received 3 December 2009; accepted 22 April 2010. published online 14 July 2010.

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 The authors sincerely thank Drs. T. Kamiya, A. Teramoto, H. Chiba, and M. Aoki for their clinical information and discussions. The authors also thank Dr. S. Ohtani for his skillful help with the silver staining and Mr. M. Umeda for cadaver management.

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

PII: S0363-5023(10)00511-3

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.04.026

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1286-1293, August 2010