Intersegmental origin of the axillary artery and accompanying variation in the brachial plexus

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 586-594

  Yang, Hee Jun ^a   Gil, Young Chun ^a   Lee, Hye Yeon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Axilla; Axillary block; Intersegmental artery; Neurologic examination; Regional anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 67650367633     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20811     Document Type: Article

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