Atlas of Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerves: The Nerves of the Limbs - Student Edition (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ANATOMY PREAMBLE ABOUT THIS BOOK CONTENTS Part I : Morphological and functional anatomy of the peripheral nerve 1. The normal nerve 1.1. General organisation of the peripheral nerve 1.2. The nerve's structure and physiology 1.3. Schwann cell and myelinisation 1.4. Mechanical properties of the nerves 1.5. Vascularization of the peripheral nerve 1.6. Neuromuscular junction and transmission 1.7. Main mechanisms of synaptic formation 2. The injured nerve 2.1. Physiology of the damaged nerve 2.2. Nerve degeneration 2.3. Mechanisms of neuronal reparation 3. The Plexus 3.1. Data issued from embryology 3.2. Development of the innervation of limbs 3.3. Innervation of the limbs in adults 3.4. The notion of plexus Part II: Nerves of the upper limb 1. The brachial plexus 1.1. Morphological data 1.2. The brachial plexus' relations 1.2.1 At the supraclavicular level 1.2.2 At the infraclavicular level 2. The axillary nerve 2.1. Morphological data 2.1.1 Origin 2.1.2 Path 2.1.3 Neurovascular relation 2.1.4 Collateral branches 2.1.5 Terminal branches 2.1.6 Motor function 2.1.7 Sensitive function 2.1.8 Anastomoses 2.2. Pathology 2.2.1 Etiology 2.2.2 Clinical significance 2.2.3 Clinical forms 2.2.4 Complementary examinations 2.2.5 Treatment 3. The musculocutaneous nerve 3.1. Morphological data 3.1.1 Origin 3.1.2 Path 3.1.3 Neurovascular relation3.1.4 Collateral branches 3.1.5 Terminal branches 3.1.6 Motor function 3.1.7 Sensitive function 3.1.8 Anastomoses 3.2 Pathology 3.2.1 Etiology 3.2.2 Clinical significance 3.2.3 Clinical forms 3.2.4 Complementary examinations 3.2.5 Treatment 4 The radial nerve 4.1 Morphological data 4.1.1 Origin 4.1.2 Path 4.1.3 Neurovascular relation 4.1.4 Collateral branches 4.1.5 Terminal branches 4.1.6 Motor function 4.1.7 Sensitive function 4.1.8 Anastomoses 4.2 Pathology 4.2.1 Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome 4.2.2 Etiology 4.2.3 Clinical signs 4.2.4 Clinical forms 4.2.5 Complementary examinations 4.2.6 Treatment 5 The median nerve 5.1 Morphological data 5.1.1 Origin 5.1.2 Path 5.1.3 Neurovascular relation 5.1.4 Collateral branches 5.1.5 Terminal branches 5.1.6 Motor function 5.1.7 Sensitive function 5.1.8 Anastomoses 5.2 Pathology 5.2.1 Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome 5.2.2 Etiology 5.2.3 Clinical significance 5.2.4 Clinical forms 5.2.5 Complementary examinations 5.2.6 Treatment 5.3 Carpal tunnel syndrome 5.3.1 Clinical signs 5.3.2 Differential diagnosis 5.3.3 Treatment 6 The ulnar nerve 6.1 Morphological data 6.1.1 Origin 6.1.2 Path 6.1.3 Neurovascular relations 6.1.4 Collateral branches 6.1.5 Terminal branches 6.1.6 Motor function 6.1.7 Sensitive function 5.1.8 Anastomoses 6.2 Pathology 6.2.1 Cubital tunnel syndrome 6.2.2 Etiology 6.2.3 Clinical significance 6.2.4 Clinical forms 6.2.5 Complementary examinations 6.2.6 Treatment 6.3 Ulnar tunnel syndrome (Guyon's canal) 6.3.1 Etiology 6.3.2 Clinical signs 6.3.3 Clinical forms 6.3.4 Complementary examinations 6.3.5 Treatment 7 The suprascapular nerve 7.1 Morphological data 7.1.1 Origin 7.1.2 Path 7.1.3 Neurovascular relations 7.1.4 Collateral branches 7.1.5 Terminal branches 7.1.6 Motor function 7.2 Pathologies 7.2.1 Etiology 7.2.2 Clinical significance 7.2.3 Complementary examinations 7.2.4 Treatment 8 The long thoracic nerve 8.1 Morphological data 8.1.1 Origin 8.1.2 Path 8.1.3 Neurovascular relations 8.1.4 Terminal branches 8.1.5 Motor function 8.2 Pathologies 8.2.1 Etiology 8.2.2 Clinical significance 8.2.3 Treatment 9 Bibliography Part III: Nerves of the lower limb 1. The lumbosacral plexus 1.1. Morphological data 1.1.1. The lumbar plexus 1.2. Morphological data 1.2.1. The sacral plexus 1.3. Relationship between the lumbar and sacral plexuses 1.4. Overview diagrams of the lower limb plexuses 2. The obturator nerve 2.1. Morphological data 2.1.1. Origin 2.1.2. Path 2.1.3. Neurovascular relations 2.1.4. Collateral branches 2.1.5. Terminal branches 2.1.6. Motor function 2.1.7. Sensitive function 2.1.