Anatomical variations of the sural nerve in the leg: A fetal study

Neurology India

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-28

  Shankar, Nachiket ^a   Selvam, Robert Patrick ^a   Dhanpal, Nikhil ^a   Reddy, Ravikanth ^a   Alapati, Ashok ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomical variations; Fetuses; Leg; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; HUMAN; LEG; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURAL NERVE;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 77949585623     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.60390     Document Type: Article

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