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Anatomical perspective of the musculocutaneous nerve in relation to the glenoid and arm position: in response to Drs. Das and Chaudhuri

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Ankara University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, 06100, Turkey

    Nihal Apaydin & Tulin Sen

  2. 3rd Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazid Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Murat Bozkurt

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Apaydin, N., Bozkurt, M. & Sen, T. Anatomical perspective of the musculocutaneous nerve in relation to the glenoid and arm position: in response to Drs. Das and Chaudhuri. Surg Radiol Anat 30, 607–608 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-008-0367-9

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