PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 6 , Pages 587-589 , June 2009

Unilateral Complete Congenital Serratus Anterior Muscle Aplasia: A Case Report

  • Ivan Chernev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Boston University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Boston, MA†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: I.C., 732 Harrison Ave F-511, Boston, MA, 02118-2398
    • ,
  • Monica A. Pessina, PhD, OTR

      Affiliations

    • Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston, MA‡

Received 31 October 2008 ,Accepted 29 January 2009.

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PII: S1934-1482(09)00122-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.01.025

PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 6 , Pages 587-589 , June 2009

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