Anatomy of the cervical spine: Implications for the upper limb tension test

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-35

  Moses, Andrea ^a   Carman, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brachial plexus; Cervical vertebrae; Spinal nerves

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CERVICAL SPINE; DISSECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NERVE ROOT; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; TENSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SECTION; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 0029959980     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60438-4     Document Type: Article

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