[Anatomic bases of surgical approaches to the nerves of the upper limb: tips for young surgeons].
Peripheral nerve surgery requires a certain level of specialization. Surgeons must have solid knowledge of morphological anatomy of the different segments to be explored, decompressed, repaired, or even neurotized. This paper describes the most common approaches to the peripheral nerves of the upper limb.
Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital de la Milétrie, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de la Milétrie, BP 577, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France. p.rigoard@chu-poitiers.fr
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D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery*