Topographical anatomy on the communicating branch between the spinal accessory nerve and the anterior root of the first cervical nerve

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 207-209

  Oh, Chang S ^a   Chung, I H ^b   Lee, K S ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

First cervical nerve; Intradural selective rhizotomy; McKenzie branch; Spasmodic torticollis; Spinal accessory nerve

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOTOMY; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; SPINAL NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0142180155     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-003-0108-z     Document Type: Article

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