An anatomic study of the Martin-Gruber anastomosis: Electrodiagnostic implications

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-97

  Lee, Kyu Seok ^a   Oh, Chang Seok ^b   Chung, In Hyuk ^c   Sunwoo, Il Nam ^c  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Martin Gruber anastomosis; Median nerve; Microdissection; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MARTIN GRUBER ANATOMOSIS; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 11144226787     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20141     Document Type: Article

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