Ulnar Nerve Anatomy

Hand Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-289

  Polatsch, Daniel B ^a   Melone Jr , Charles P ^a   Beldner, Steven ^a   Incorvaia, Angelo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARM; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; REVIEW; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THROMBOSIS; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

HUMANS; ULNAR NERVE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 34548268134     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2007.05.001     Document Type: Review

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