Cause of long thoracic nerve palsy: A possible dynamic fascial sling cause

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-35

  Hester, Peter ^a,b   Caborn, David N M ^a,b   Nyland, John ^a,b,c  

^a Univ of Kentucky Coll of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SHOULDER;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SHOULDER; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 0033629508     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-2746(00)90007-7     Document Type: Article

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