Absence of flexor carpi radialis: A rare anatomical variation with clinical significance

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2017; 50(01): 111-112
DOI: 10.4103/ijps.IJPS_178_16

Letters to Editor

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Vigneswaran Varadharajan

¹Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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Praveen Bhardwaj

¹Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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S. Raja Sabapathy

¹Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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