Localization of the motor nerve branches and motor points of the triceps surae muscles in Korean cadavers

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 765-769

  Sook Kim, Hyeon ^a   Hye Hwang, Ji ^a   Lee, Peter K W ^a   Kwon, Jeong Yi ^c   Yeon Oh Park, Moo ^d   Moon Kim, Jong ^b   Ho Chun, Min ^e  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Motor Point; Motor Point Block; Muscular Branch; Nerve Block; Triceps Surae Muscle

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCLE;

BONY LANDMARKS;

NEUROLOGY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KOREA; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CADAVER; CONTRACTURE; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE BLOCK; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0036787406     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200210000-00008     Document Type: Article

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