Acta Med. 2007, 50: 213-215

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.85

Variant Abductor Pollicis Longus Muscle: a Case Report

Paul Shipraa, Das Srijitb

aMaulana Azad Medical College, Department of Anatomy, New Delhi, India
bUniversity Kebangsaan, National University of Malaysia, Department of Anatomy, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Received June 1, 2007
Accepted August 1, 2007

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