A rare variation in the branching pattern of the axillary artery

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2006; 39(02): 222-223
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699162

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Authors

Paul Samuel Vijaya

Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College(Manipal Campus), ICHS, Manipal, Karnataka - 576 104, India
Vollala Venkata Ramana

Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College(Manipal Campus), ICHS, Manipal, Karnataka - 576 104, India
Nayak Satheesha

Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College(Manipal Campus), ICHS, Manipal, Karnataka - 576 104, India
Bolla Sreenivasa Rao
Pammidi Narendra

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