title: A contribution to the study of the accessory nerve: surgical implications.
abstract: The anatomy of the accessory n. is defined in the light of 100 dissections with particular regard to the following aspects: its relations with the internal jugular v.; its participation in the innervation of the sternocleidomastoid m.; its location in relation to the anterior and posterior borders of that muscle and to the anterior border of the trapezius; and its branching and anastomoses in the supraclavicular fossa.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Université de Bordeaux II, UER II, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caliot
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bousquet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Midy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cabanié
mesh_terms: D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000294:innervation