Innervation of the pectoralis major muscle: Anatomical study

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-214

  Beheiry, Eman Elazab ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

flaps; innervations; nerve supply; Pectoralis major

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE;

DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 84856601869     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318212f3d9     Document Type: Article

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