Median and ulnar nerve communication in the forearm: An anatomical and electrophysiological study

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Sarikcioglu, Lavent ^a   Sindel, Muzaffer ^a   Ozkaynak, Sibel ^a   Aydin, Hulya ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Martin Gruber communication; Median nerve; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; THENAR; ULNAR NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0142122051     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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