The Radial Nerve in the Brachium: An Anatomic Study in Human Cadavers

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1177-1182

  Carlan, Douglas ^a   Pratt, Jeffrey ^a   Patterson, J Megan M ^a   Weiland, Andrew J ^a   Boyer, Martin I ^a   Gelberman, Richard H ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

deltoid tuberosity; humerus; lateral intermuscular septum; posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve; Radial nerve; spiral groove

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELBOW; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LIMB; MEASUREMENT; METAPHYSIS; NEUROANATOMY; PERIOSTEUM; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CADAVER; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 34848903952     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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