Study of the cervical plexus innervation of the trapezius muscle: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 626-629

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Shoja, Mohammadali M ^b   Loukas, Marios ^c   Lancaster, Jeffrey ^a   Mortazavi, Martin M ^a   Hattab, Eyas M ^d   Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Innervations; Nerve supply; Neurosurgery; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL PLEXUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; SPINAL NERVE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; CADAVER; CERVICAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK MUSCLES;

EID: 79955639889     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.1.SPINE10717     Document Type: Article

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