Fascicular anatomy of human femoral nerve: Implications for neural prostheses using nerve cuff electrodes

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 973-984

  Gustafson, Kenneth J ^a,b   Pinault, Gilles C J ^b,c   Neville, Jennifer J ^d   Syed, Ishaq ^d   Davis Jr , John A ^c   Jean Claude, Jesse ^b,c   Triolo, Ronald J ^a,b,c  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fascical map; Femoral nerve; Functional electrical stimulation; Nerve cuff electrode; Nerve morphology; Neuroanatomy; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Standing; Surgical anatomy

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING PATTERNS; CADAVER SPECIMEN; CROSS SECTION; CUFF ELECTRODE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; IN-VIVO; INTRA-OPERATIVE; NERVE MORPHOLOGY; NEURAL PROSTHESIS; NON-CIRCULAR; SINGLE NEURAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARD DEVIATION;

DOSIMETRY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MORPHOLOGY;

PROSTHETICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCICULAR ANATOMY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; ORGAN SIZE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 74049157989     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2008.08.0097     Document Type: Article

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