A case of an accessory brachialis muscle

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 550-553

  Loukas, Marios ^a,b,c   Louis Jr , Robert G ^a   South, Gina ^a   Alsheik, Eva ^a   Christopherson, Calli ^a  

^a American University of the Caribbean   (Netherlands Antilles)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii; Brachial artery; Brachialis; Cubital fossa; Median nerve entrapment

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY BRACHIALIS MUSCLE; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ARM; BRACHIAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLES;

EID: 33749988233     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20285     Document Type: Article

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