Ramification pattern of the thenar branch of the median nerve entering the thenar fascia and the distribution of the terminal branches in the thenar musculature: Anatomic cadaver study in 144 hands

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-199

  Alp, Mehmet ^a   Marur, Tania ^b   Akkin, Salih Murat ^b   Yalcin, Levent ^a   Demirci, Selman ^b  

^a Manus Hand Group Clinic   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accessory thenar nerve; Anatomy; Carpal tunnel surgery; Innervation; Thenar muscles; Thenar trunk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THENAR;

AGED; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THUMB;

EID: 15944379628     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20067     Document Type: Article

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