Anatomical study of the communicating branches between the medial and lateral plantar nerves

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 377-381

  Govsa, Figen ^a   Bilge, Okan ^a   Ozer, Mehmet Asim ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Communicating branch; Lateral plantar nerve; Medial plantar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNERVATION; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADULT; AGED; FOOT; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSUS; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL NERVE; TOES;

EID: 29644435113     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0009-4     Document Type: Article

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