Anatomy of the lateral cervical region with emphasis on thoracic outlet syndrome;Die anatomie der seitlichen halsregion mit besonderer berücksichtigung des thoracic-outlet-syndroms

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-13

  Prescher, Andreas ^a   Schuster, D ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abnormal fibrous bands; Anatomy of lateral cervical region; Cervical rib; Plexus brachialis; Scalenus minimus muscle; Subclavian artery; Subclavian vein; Thoracic outlet syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMAN; NEUROANATOMY; RIB; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THORAX; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CERVICAL RIB SYNDROME; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLAVICLE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; NECK; NECK MUSCLES; RIBS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 33644932796     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923873     Document Type: Article

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