Clinical anatomy of the superficial peroneal nerve in the distal leg

European Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 15-20

  Pacha, D ^a   Carrera, A ^c   Llusa, M ^a,b   Permanyer, E ^c   Molona, O ^c   Morro, R ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anatomical variations; Superficial peroneal nerve; Surgical anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; LEG; MALE; PERONEUS NERVE; RELIABILITY; SUPERFICIAL PERONEAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TIBIA;

EID: 0142121559     PISSN: 11364890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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