Endoscopic Exploration of the Brachial Plexus: Technique and Topographic Anatomy - A Study in Fresh Human Cadavers

Neurosurgery

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 401-409

  Krishnan, Kartik G ^a   Pinzer, Thomas ^a   Reber, Friedemann ^a   Schackert, Gabriele ^a   Richter, Hans Peter ^b   Kline, David G ^b   Huang, Jason H ^b   Zager, Eric L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Endoscopy; Exploration; Nerve lesions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 1142310739     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000103423.08860.A9     Document Type: Article

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