Predicting radial nerve location using palpable landmarks

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 420-426

  Cox, C L ^a   Riherd, D ^b   Tubbs, R S ^c   Bradley, E ^d   Lee, D H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d Quantitative Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Location; Palpable landmarks; Radial nerve

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM; ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE;

ARM; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; PALPATION; RADIAL NERVE; RADIUS;

EID: 77951539870     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20951     Document Type: Article

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