The bifid median nerve re-visited

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-214

  Al Qattan, M M ^a,b   Al Zahrani, K ^a   Al Omawi, M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Division of Plastic Surgery   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIFID MEDIAN NERVE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE MALFORMATION; NERVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDIAN NERVE; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; VEINS; WRIST;

EID: 65449173562     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408089572     Document Type: Review

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