The suprascapular nerve and its articular branch to the acromioclavicular joint: An anatomic study

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a   Whitehead, Jennifer L ^a   Alla, Sreenivasa R ^a   Moral, Muhammad Z ^a   Castillo, Sharmaine ^a   McCollough, Andre L ^a   Yeasting, Richard A ^a   Liu, Jiayong ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromioclavicular joint; Anatomic Notes; Anatomy; Innervation; Nerve injury; Shoulder surgery; Suprascapular nerve

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DENERVATION; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SENSORY NERVE; SHOULDER SURGERY; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCAPULA;

EID: 79151483457     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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