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The Journal Of Undergraduate Research: Volume 13
The Journal Of Undergraduate Research: Volume 13
The Journal of Undergraduate Research
This is the complete issue of the South Dakota State University Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume 13.
Four-Digit Hand: Anatomy Of Ray Ii Amputation, Sadie Volk
Four-Digit Hand: Anatomy Of Ray Ii Amputation, Sadie Volk
The Journal of Undergraduate Research
The South Dakota State University anatomy program received a male cadaver, age eighty-four, in January 2014. Upon arrival, the cadaver was observed for any signs of surgery, skin ulcerations, or abnormality. The inspection revealed that his right hand only had four digits. In order to observe such a unique extremity, a dissection was conducted to understand the anatomy of the four-digit hand. This dissection would search for standard anatomical landmarks as well as abnormalities that could have been in relation to the absent finger. In this case study, both amputation and a possible birth defect were taken into account and …