Rare Origin of Two Accessory Bellies from the Undersurface of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle

Vasavi Rakesh G.; Bhagath Kumar Potu; Raghu Jetti; Venkata Ramana Vollala; Thejodhar P.

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Vasavi Rakesh G. ¹ ^* , Bhagath Kumar Potu ², Raghu Jetti ³, Venkata Ramana Vollala ³, Thejodhar P. ⁴

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¹ Manipal University, KMC International Center, Department of Anatomy, Karnataka, India² Kasturba Medical College, Department of Anatomy, Karnataka, India³ Melaka Manipal Medical College, Department of Anatomy, Manipal, Karnataka, India⁴ St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies^* Corresponding Author

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G. VR, Potu BK, Jetti R, Vollala VR, P. T. Rare Origin of Two Accessory Bellies from the Undersurface of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle. EUR J GEN MED. 2009;6(1):57-9. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82640

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G., V. R., Potu, B. K., Jetti, R., Vollala, V. R., & P., T. (2009). Rare Origin of Two Accessory Bellies from the Undersurface of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle. European Journal of General Medicine, 6(1), 57-59. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82640

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G. VR, Potu BK, Jetti R, Vollala VR, P. T. Rare Origin of Two Accessory Bellies from the Undersurface of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle. EUR J GEN MED. 2009;6(1), 57-59. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82640

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G., Vasavi Rakesh, Bhagath Kumar Potu, Raghu Jetti, Venkata Ramana Vollala, and Thejodhar P.. "Rare Origin of Two Accessory Bellies from the Undersurface of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle". European Journal of General Medicine 2009 6 no. 1 (2009): 57-59. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82640

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G., V. R., Potu, B. K., Jetti, R., Vollala, V. R., and P., T. (2009). Rare Origin of Two Accessory Bellies from the Undersurface of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle. European Journal of General Medicine, 6(1), pp. 57-59. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82640

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G., Vasavi Rakesh et al. "Rare Origin of Two Accessory Bellies from the Undersurface of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscle". European Journal of General Medicine, vol. 6, no. 1, 2009, pp. 57-59. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82640

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