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Compression of the median nerve by a subfascial lipoma in the distal forearm

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    Shaheel Chummun, Ruchika Rajan & Jacob S. Manushakian

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Chummun, S., Rajan, R. & Manushakian, J.S. Compression of the median nerve by a subfascial lipoma in the distal forearm. Eur J Plast Surg 35, 905–907 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-011-0610-1

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