Excursion and strain of the median nerve

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1897-1903

  Wright, Thomas W ^a   Glowczewskie, Frank ^b   Wheeler, Donna ^a   Miller, Gary ^a   Cowin, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; ELBOW; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST;

EID: 0030482679     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199612000-00013     Document Type: Article

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