An anomaly in the nerve supply of the trapezius muscle

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 414-416

  Stacey, R J ^b   O'Leary, S T ^a   Hamlyn, P J ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical plexus; Neck dissection; Posterior triangle; Spinal accessory nerve; Trapezius muscle

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL PLEXUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE MALFORMATION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

CERVICAL PLEXUS; HUMANS; NECK MUSCLES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0029854527     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1996)9:6<414::aid-ca11>3.0.co;2-u     Document Type: Article

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