Anatomical course of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and its susceptibility to compression and injury

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 600-604

  Aszmann, Oskar C ^a   Dellon, Evan S ^a   Dellon, A Lee ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SKIN; THIGH;

EID: 0030756562     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199709000-00008     Document Type: Article

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