Morphometric study of distance of axillary nerve from acromial process of the scapula in South Indian population

Background : The common cause of axillary nerve injury is due to lack of knowledge about the safe position of the nerve during orthopedic surgeries. Many workers have studied the safe area for axillary nerve by measuring its distance from various landmarks. The aim of the present study is to find th...

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Main Authors: B M Lakshmi Kantha, M J Shashanka, Varsha Mokashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:National Journal of Clinical Anatomy
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Online Access:http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2017;volume=6;issue=1;spage=16;epage=23;aulast=Lakshmi