An uncommon form of the rare extensor carpi radialis accessorius

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-92

  Hong, Michael K Y ^a   Hong, Matthew K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessorius; Accessory tendon; Extensor carpi radialis; Intermedius; Muscle; Variation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METACARPAL BONE; TENDON;

EID: 17144385789     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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