Surgical anatomy of the axillary nerve and its implication in the transdeltoid approaches to the shoulder

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1166-1174

  Stecco, Carla ^a   Gagliano, Giorgio ^a   Lancerotto, Luca ^a   Tiengo, Cesare ^a   Macchi, Veronica ^a   Porzionato, Andrea ^a   De Caro, Raffaele ^a   Aldegheri, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axillary nerve; Basic Science Anatomy Study; Deltoid; Minimally invasive approach; Nerve lesion; Orthopaedic surgery; Plate osteosynthesis; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY NERVE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE; NERVE INJURY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; CADAVER; DELTOID MUSCLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SHOULDER;

EID: 78149407781     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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