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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1988, Vol. 61, No. 3 338-339
© 1988 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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ANATOMICAL VARIATION IN THE POSITION OF THE PROXIMAL INTERCOSTAL NERVE

P. A. J. HARDY, B.SC.(HONS), M.B. CH.B., F.F.A.R.C.S.

Pain Relief Foundation, Rice Lane Liverpool L9 1AE

Address for correspondence: Whiston Hospital, Dragon Lane, Prescot, Merseyside.

Anatomical study of the proximal intercostal nerve in cadavers revealed three nerve forms, depending on the relation between the nerve and adjacent ribs. This was found in the classical subcostal position in 16.6%, in the midzone in 73% and in the inferior supracostal position in 10%.


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