Anatomic localization of motor entry points and intramuscular nerve endings in the hamstring muscles

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 529-537

  An, X C ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Im, S ^a   Lee, M S ^a   Hwang, K ^b   Kim, H W ^a   Han, Seung Ho ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hamstring muscles; Intramuscular nerve endings; Motor entry points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR EPICONDYLE; GREATER TROCHANTER; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; MALE; MOTOR POINT; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DISSECTION; INNERVATION; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVE; THIGH; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; NERVE ENDINGS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; THIGH;

EID: 77955568955     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0609-5     Document Type: Article

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