Anatomical variations of the cords of brachial plexus and the median nerve

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-156

  Pandey, S K ^a,b   Shukla, V K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Axillary artery; Bifid; Cadavers; Communicating branch; Roots; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROANATOMY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846976181     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20365     Document Type: Article

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