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A rare anatomical variant of the thenar branch discovered during open decompression of the median nerve

Mads T. Vinding Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan R. Tarnowski Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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Mostafa Benyahia Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
Pages 322-324 | Accepted 19 Dec 2008, Published online: 17 Feb 2010

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