The anatomy of the greater occipital nerve: Part II. compression point topography

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1563-1572

  Janis, Jeffrey E ^a   Hatef, Daniel A ^b   Ducic, Ivica ^b   Reece, Edward M ^b   Hamawy, Adam H ^b   Becker, Stephen ^b   Guyuron, Bahman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE; NECK MUSCLE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRESSURE; SCALP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NECK MUSCLES; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PRESSURE; SCALP;

EID: 78650176247     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181ef7f0c     Document Type: Article

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