Intradural cervical root adjacent interconnections in the normal, prefixed, and postfixed brachial plexus Laboratory investigation

Tubbs R. S., El-Zammar D., Loukas M., CÖMERT A., Cohen-Gadol A. A.

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, vol.11, no.4, pp.413-416, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.3171/2009.4.spine09104
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.413-416
  • Keywords: anatomy, spinal cord, cervical nerve root, cadaver, neck anatomy, SPINAL-CORD STIMULATION, INTERSEGMENTAL ANASTOMOSES, NERVE ROOT, POSTERIOR
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Object. Intradural intercommunications between adjacent nerve roots have received scant attention in the literature. Moreover, the pattern of these connections among individuals harboring normal, pre-, and postfixed brachial Plexuses, to the authors' knowledge, has not been explored.