Arthroscopic Perspective of the Axillary Nerve in Relation to the Glenoid and Arm Position: A Cadaveric Study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1271-1277

  Yoo, Jae Chul ^a   Kim, Jae Hoon ^a   Ahn, Jin Hwan ^a   Lee, Seok Hyun ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Arthroscopy; Axillary nerve; Cadaveric shoulder; Glenoid

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANATOMY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AXILLARY NERVE; AXILLARY NERVE INJURY; BODY POSITION; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE; NERVE INJURY; SHOULDER GIRDLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; AXILLA; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 36549086005     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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