Surgical anatomy of the cervical and infraclavicular parts of the long thoracic nerve

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 792-795

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Salter, E George ^b   Custis, James W ^b   Wellons III, John C ^b   Blount, Jeffrey P ^b   Oakes, W Jerry ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brachial plexus; Iatrogenicity; Nerve injury; Peripheral nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AXILLA; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; NECK; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SCAPULA; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 33646490088     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.5.792     Document Type: Article

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