A study on the accessory head of the flexor pollicis longus muscle (Gantzer's muscle)

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 418-421

  Gunnal, S A ^a   Siddiqui, A U ^a   Daimi, S R ^a   Farooqui, M S ^a   Wabale, R N ^a  

^a PIMS   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Forearm; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MUSCLE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR INTEROSSEUS NERVE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS MUSCLE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MEDIAN NERVE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RADIUS;

EID: 84874897683     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/4545.2788     Document Type: Article

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