A variation of the brachial plexus characterized by the absence of the musculocutaneous nerve: A case report

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-65

  Gumusburun E ^a   Adiguzel E ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Communicating branch; Median nerve; Musculocutaneous nerve; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0343729452     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-000-0063-x     Document Type: Article

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