Human cadaveric study of subscapularis muscle innervation and guidelines to prevent denervation

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 659-662

  Kasper, James C ^a   Itamura, John M ^b   Tibone, James E ^b   Levin, Scott L ^c   Stevanovic, Milan V ^b  

^a Central Coast Orthopedics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE INJURY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCAPULA;

CADAVER; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SCAPULA; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 46049114476     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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