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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2021; 54(02): 106-113
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729771
CME Article

The Story of the Hand

Sunil M. Thirkannad
1   Kleinert–Kutz Hand Care Center, Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Rahul Patil
1   Kleinert–Kutz Hand Care Center, Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

embryology - hand - upper extremity - development - limb bud


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Article published online:
05 July 2021

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