Innervation patterns of the inferior glenohumeral ligament: Anatomical and biomechanical relevance

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-311

  Gelber, Pablo Eduardo ^a,b   Reina, Francisco ^b   Monllau, Juan Carlos ^a   Yema, Pablo ^c   Rodriguez, Alfonso ^b   Caceres, Enrique ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Axillary nerve; Denervation; Joint stability; Proprioception; Shoulder anatomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLA; AXILLARY NERVE; BIOMECHANICS; BROAD LIGAMENT; CADAVER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR GLENOHUMERAL LIGAMENT; INNERVATION; JOINT FUNCTION; NERVE; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK;

AGED; AXILLA; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPRIOCEPTION; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 33646489652     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20172     Document Type: Article

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