A rare finding of the median nerve in the forearm

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 704-705

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,b,c   Salter, E George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMERUS HEAD; INNERVATION; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NERVE; THENAR; ULNAR NERVE;

CADAVER; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 33750457695     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20310     Document Type: Article

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