Donor, recipient and nerve grafts in brachial plexus reconstruction: Anatomical and technical features for facilitating the exposure

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 524-530

  Norkus, T ^a   Norkus, M ^a   Ramanauskas, T ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Accessory nerve; Brachial plexus; Musculocutaneous nerve; Suprascapular nerve; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; CLAVICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DONOR; HUMAN; NECK; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INCISION; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; NECK MUSCLES; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCAPULA; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 30344471823     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0024-5     Document Type: Article

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