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Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Chinese body duty. The cun is a relative measure: distance between the flexor folds of the middle phalanx of the patient's middle finger, also the thumb width is 1 cun. 3 Cun corresponds to the width of the hand in the area of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the fingers, i.e. the width of 4 fingers.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020