Abductor pollicis longus muscle - is it a new variant of the extensor forearm and thenar eminence or a well-known variation?

Folia Morphol (Warsz)

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna - ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Published: May 2021

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