The anatomy of the deltoid insertion

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 386-390

  Rispoli, Damian M ^a   Athwal, George S ^a   Sperling, John W ^a   Cofield, Robert H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomy; deltoid; fracture; humerus; Shoulder; shoulder arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CADAVER; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER; TENDONS;

EID: 64849088682     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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