Acta Med. 2011, 54: 131-134

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.36

Unilateral Intercordal Neural Communication Coexistent with Variant Branching Pattern of Posterior Cord of Brachial Plexus

Renu Baliyan, Vandana Mehta, Jyoti Arora, Ashish Kr. Nayyar, R. K. Suri, Gaytri Rath

Department of Anatomy, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India

Received March 14, 2011
Accepted August 2, 2011

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