Hand assessment
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Hand assessment

David McKenna Lecturer and practioner in emergency care, Coventry University and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

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

Emergency Nurse. 14, 6, 26-37. doi: 10.7748/en2006.10.14.6.26.c4214

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