"Radial Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans the fibers of the radial nerve originate in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord (usually C5 to T1), travel via the posterior cord of the brachial plexus, and supply motor innervation to extensor muscles of the arm and cutaneous sensory fibers to extensor regions of the arm and hand.
| Descriptor ID |
D011826
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.050.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Radial Nerve- Radial Nerve
- Nerve, Radial
- Nerves, Radial
- Radial Nerves
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radial Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Oberlin transfer and partial radial to axillary nerve neurotization to repair an explosive traumatic injury to the brachial plexus in a child: case report. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Nov; 29(11):2105-9.
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Neurovascular injuries in type III humeral supracondylar fractures in children. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000 Jul; (376):62-7.