CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2013; 46(01): 149-150
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.113738
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Absence of the palmaris longus is a warning sign for avoiding the superficial ulnar artery ‘trap’

Prabha S. Yadav
Department of Surgical Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive Services, TATA Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
,
Quazi G. Ahmad
Department of Surgical Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive Services, TATA Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
,
Vinay K. Shankhdhar
Department of Surgical Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive Services, TATA Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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G.I. Nambi
Department of Surgical Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive Services, TATA Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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Publication History

Publication Date:
07 October 2019 (online)

 
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