Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 22-29 , January 2007

Anatomical Study of Accessory Nerve Innervation Relating to Functional Neck Dissection

  • Kazunari Shiozaki, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate, Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Shiozaki: Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama, Chiba, Chiba, 261-8502 Japan
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  • Shinichi Abe, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Hiroko Agematsu, DDSc

      Affiliations

    • Instructor, Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Satoshi Mitarashi, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Reader, Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Koji Sakiyama, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Reader, Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Masatsugu Hashimoto, BS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Anthropology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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  • Yoshinobu Ide, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.091

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 22-29 , January 2007

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