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J Hand Microsurg 2015; 07(02): 328-329
DOI: 10.1007/s12593-015-0177-3
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Upper Trunk Emerging From the Sixth and Seventh Cervical Roots - Case Report of an Incidental Finding of a Rare Anomaly of the Brachial Plexus

Atakan Aydın
1   Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery Division, Istanbul University, Mühürdar Avenue, Nesebey Apartment, No: 129, Floor: 3, House:8, Moda - Kadıkoy, Istanbul, 34710, Turkey   Email: erol.kozanoglu@istanbul.edu.tr
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Erol Kozanoğlu
1   Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery Division, Istanbul University, Mühürdar Avenue, Nesebey Apartment, No: 129, Floor: 3, House:8, Moda - Kadıkoy, Istanbul, 34710, Turkey   Email: erol.kozanoglu@istanbul.edu.tr
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10 January 2015

14 January 2015

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13 September 2016 (online)

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