The effect of anatomical variation of the Sural nerve on nerve conduction studies

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 438-442

  Pyun, Sung Bom ^a   Kwon, Hee Kyu ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Cross sectional anatomy; Neural conduction; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSORY NERVE; SURAL NERVE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANATOMY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CADAVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 45549090604     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318174e569     Document Type: Article

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