Ulnar-median and median-ulnar anastomoses in the forearm: A patient report

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 311-314

  Scelsa, S N ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Electrophysiology; Median ulnar; Ulnar neuropathy; Ulnar median

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE MALFORMATION; NEUROPATHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; ELBOW; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 0033940033     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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