The Cutaneous Innervation of the Dorsal Hand: Detailed Anatomy With Clinical Implications

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 565-574

  Mok, David ^a   Nikolis, Andreas ^a   Harris, Patrick G ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

anatomy; dorsal hand; Nerve; wrist surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THUMB; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 33646051991     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.12.021     Document Type: Article

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