Manual Therapy
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26 , February 2012

Intra-individual variations in the bifurcation of the radial nerve and the length of the posterior interosseous nerve

  • Alex Benham

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK
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  • Barbara Introwicz

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1782 734251; fax: +44 1782 734255.
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  • Jackie Waterfield

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
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  • Julius Sim

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
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  • Hayley Derricott

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5, 5BG, UK
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  • Mike Mahon

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5, 5BG, UK

Received 30 March 2011 ,Revised 25 July 2011 ,Accepted 28 July 2011.

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PII: S1356-689X(11)00122-6

doi: 10.1016/j.math.2011.07.009

Manual Therapy
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26 , February 2012

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