Connection types between the spinal root of the accessory nerve and the posterior roots of the C2-C6 spinal nerves

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 419-423

  Saylam, Canan Y ^a   Orhan, Mustafa ^a   Aktan Ikiz, Z Asli ^a   Uçerler, Hülya ^a   Zileli, Mehmet ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accessory nerve; C2 spinal nerve; Posterior root of the cervical nerve; Radical neck dissection; Shoulder syndrome; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DORSAL ROOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 67650921967     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0460-8     Document Type: Article

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