Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 295-297 , March 2007

Motor Points for the Neuromuscular Blockade of the Subscapularis Muscle

Presented in part to the Seddon Society, June 16, 2006, Stanmore, UK, and the British Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 18, 2006, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.

  • Tim P. Harrison, MBBS, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Anna Sadnicka, MBChB, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Deborah M. Eastwood, MB, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Deborah M. Eastwood, MB, FRCS, Dept of Orthopaedics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.031

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 295-297 , March 2007

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