Anatomical characteristics of the upper serratus anterior: Cadaver dissection

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 449-454

  Smith Jr , Russell ^a   Nyquist Battie, Cynthia ^a   Clark, Mark ^b   Rains, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Bon Secours St Francis Hospital   (United States)

^c St Vincent's Theracare   (United States)

Author keywords

Impingement; Long thoracic nerve; Scapula; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; RIB; SCAPULA; SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; SHOULDER; THORAX;

EID: 0041971151     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2003.33.8.449     Document Type: Article

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