Surgical importance of using musculo-aponeurotic landmarks as a guide to identify the radial nerve in posterior approach for humeral fractures a cadaveric study in a south indian population

Background & Aims:  Long course of the radial nerve and its proximity to the humerus makes Radial Nerve (RN) prone to injury in diaphyseal fractures. In an effort to maintain its integrity, soft tissue landmarks can be readily made use of to provide facile nerve identification, as osseous landma...

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Main Authors: Gajapriya Palaniappan, Sivaraj Sathappan, Anandhi Veeraraghavalu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Urmia University of Medical Sciences 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-194-en.pdf