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The following 3 entries include the term Volkmann's.
Volkmann's canal
noun: any of the small channels in bone that transmit blood vessels from the periosteum into the bone and that lie perpendicular to and communicate with the Haversian canals
Volkmann's contracture
noun: ischemic contracture of an extremity and especially of a hand
Volkmann's paralysis
noun: paralysis (as of the muscles of the hand) associated with Volkmann's contracture
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