The thoracoabdominal intercostal nerves: An anatomical study for their use in neurotization

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-14

  Court, C ^a   Vialle, R ^a,b,c   Lepeintre, J F ^a   Tadie M ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Intercostal nerve; Intercostal space; Nerve harvesting

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNERVATION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOPOGRAPHY;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER;

EID: 15044362474     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-004-0281-8     Document Type: Article

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