Surgical anatomy of the axillary nerve within the quadrangular space

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 912-914

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Tyler Kabara, Elizabeth C ^b   Aikens, Alan C ^b   Martin, Justin P ^b   Weed, Leslie L ^b   Salter, E George ^b   Oakes, W Jerry ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Neurosurgery; Peripheral nerve; Quadrangular space; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AXILLARY NERVE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FASCIA; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ARM; AXILLA; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVE; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; AXILLA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SHOULDER;

EID: 20144363011     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.5.0912     Document Type: Article

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