Protective mechanisms of the common fibular nerve in and around the fibular tunnel: A new concept

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 738-746

  El Gharbawy, Ramadan M ^a,b   Skandalakis, Lee J ^a,c   Skandalakis, John E ^a,d,e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biceps femoris; Compression; Deep fascia; Fibularis longus; Segment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON FIBULAR NERVE; DEEP FASCIA; FASCIA; FEMALE; FIBULA; FIBULA TUNNEL; FIBULAR NERVE COMPRESSION; FIBULARIS LONGUS MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PERONEUS NERVE; POPLITEAL FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERONEAL NERVE;

EID: 68549092836     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20844     Document Type: Article

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