Rare origin of two accessory bellies from the undersurface of the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle

European Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-59

  Rakesh, G ^a   Potu, Bhagath Kumar ^b   Jetti, Raghu ^c   Vollala, Venkata Ramana ^c   Thejodhar, P ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Anatomy   (Cayman Islands)

^c MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

EID: 64549084096     PISSN: 13043889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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