Relationship of the long thoracic nerve to the scapular tip: An aid to prevention of proximal nerve injury

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 960-964

  Salazar, J D ^a   Doty, J R ^a   Tseng, E E ^a   Marin, P C ^a   Girotto, J A ^a   Roseborough, G S ^a   Yang, S C ^a   Heitmiller, R F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0031758169     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(98)70047-9     Document Type: Article

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