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Topography of the deep branch of the ulnar nerve between genders: a cadaveric study with potential clinical implications

Alfio Luca Costaa Department of Human Pathology of the Adult, the Child and the Adolescent, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;b Clinic of Plastic Surgery, Padova University Hospital, Padova, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Konstantinos Natsisc Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Marco Romeod Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Maria Piagkoue Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Franco Bassettob Clinic of Plastic Surgery, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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Cesare Tiengob Clinic of Plastic Surgery, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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Bruno Battistonf Depatment of Traumatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Paolo Titolof Depatment of Traumatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Nikolaos Papadopulosg Dept. of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Munich Technical University (TUM), Munich, Germany
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Michele Rosario Colonnaa Department of Human Pathology of the Adult, the Child and the Adolescent, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Pages 178-180 | Received 04 Jun 2021, Accepted 16 Jan 2022, Published online: 31 Jan 2022

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