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musculocutaneous [¦məs·kyə·lō·kyü′tā·nē·əs] (anatomy) Of or pertaining to muscles and skin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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34) In this case, BR could not voluntarily activate the thenar muscles; however, muscles innervated by the same nerve root also may increase in cortical excitability, because both the rostral contribution of the median nerve, and the musculocutaneous nerve both originate from C5-C6. These flaps are offsprings of previously known musculocutaneous and fasciocutaneous flaps and are harvested with preservation of the underlying muscular and fascial structures. 12,16,17) Many surgical fixation techniques have historically been marred by technical shortcomings such as fixation failure, pin migration, risk of nonunion fracture, musculocutaneous nerve injury, and in many cases the need for a second surgery to remove fixating hardware. |
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