Transfer of Pectoral Nerves to Suprascapular and Axillary Nerves: An Anatomic Feasibility Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-96

  David, Sylvain ^a   Balaguer, Thierry ^a   Baque, Patrick ^a   Lebreton, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; axillary nerve; brachial plexus injury; pectorals nerves; suprascapular nerve

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; DISSECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; NERVE; NERVE FIBER; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA;

AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CADAVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NERVE TRANSFER; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 72449158028     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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