CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2005; 38(02): 147-149
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699124
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Arterial variations of upper limb: a case report

V R Vollala
Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), ICHS, Manipal, Karnataka-576 104, India.
,
M Rao
Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), ICHS, Manipal, Karnataka-576 104, India.
,
Prasad Deepthinath
Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), ICHS, Manipal, Karnataka-576 104, India.
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15. Januar 2020 (online)

ABSTRACT

Variations of upper limb arteries are common and there are many reports about this subject. We report multiple variations in arterial pattern of upper extremity, which were encountered in a single cadaver.

 
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