Abnormal muscle in the anterior compartment of the forearm: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Rodrigues, Vincent ^a   Nayak, Satheesha B ^b   Rao, Mohandas K G ^a   Vollala, Venkataramana ^b   Somayaji, Nagabhooshana ^b   Rao, Ashutosh S ^a  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; TENDON;

EID: 77953397631     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9125     Document Type: Article

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