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Homolateral hourglass-like constrictions of the axillary and suprascapular nerves: case report
Adolfo Vigasio1, Ignazio Marcoccio
1Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia-Gruppo San Donato, 2 degrees Unità Operativa di Chirurgia della Mano e Microchirurgia Ortopedica, Brescia, Italy.
The Journal of Hand Surgery
|November 10, 2009
Abstract:
In contrast with previous research, it was recently demonstrated that hourglass-like constriction is not exclusive to the elbow region. We present a report of a patient who had an axillary nerve and a suprascapular nerve hourglass-like constriction, found 7 years apart.
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