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Accessory abductor pollicis longus in separate volar subsheath: a rare anatomic variation

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    Patrick Kennedy & Alexander Payatakes

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Kennedy, P., Payatakes, A. Accessory abductor pollicis longus in separate volar subsheath: a rare anatomic variation. Surg Radiol Anat 40, 1005–1006 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-018-2051-z

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