Anatomical Guide For The Electromyographer: The Limbs And Trunk

362 Pages·2005·51.82 MB·English

by  Aldo O.

FOURTH EDITION

ANATOMICAL GUIDE FOR
THE ELECTROMYOGRAPHER

The Limbs ane Trunk

ALDO ©. PEROTTO, M.D,
ANATOMICAT. GUIDE FOR THE
ELECTROMYOGRAPHER

ANATOMICAL GUIDE FOR
THE ELECTROMYOGRAPHER

The Limbs and Trunk

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JOMN LAZALITL, Mb, DANIEL MORRISON, ALD.

Fourth Edition by

ALDO O. PEROTTO, M.D.

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PREFACE

sith the earlier editions, this Furth Raion of The Anatomica’

Guide fo the Flectnmyographor ices povates few newe muscles not
plevionsly deccrihed. Tr presents, hawever, a substantial amoune of
inasiclogical informatio, which 1 consider the most unportart add
liom, This information aus beer added in the “Comments” section of
each muscle. [Ls my belief that knossing the fmetional way in which
teach muscle acts will help dhe Fleciromyegrapher to enalyze and
tundesstand better the electromyagraphic findings.

he techaique for the insertion of the eecttade has also been
lescibed it greater decile ia oder wo avid euutsuon pills iu is
phise al tae procedure,

‘The techmique descnbed for the study of the diaphragm is not
hhased on my persanal experience, in contrast with all ether amiscles in
this baok. Tris hased on the experience of Dr, P. Ssadeh who described
the technique in 1993,

mally, a number of biblagrapie sources have been added to this
fourth edition

4.0. Pevosto
etaboe 2004

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Fi an, Fond eo thank he ae Paar Daag
far his steadfast support over many years. Teansider myself very
Faaninare ta have had the qpecil privitege af spending 21 years of my
plotessional fe wouking together with him, As a teacher, a colleague
fné a friend, hs was the most hones, intelleat and generous person
Thave ever known, His passirg has lett © profound vacusam i the
‘medical communtiy and ir: my perscnal He. This ediion is dedicaved,
with my gratinede, € his memory.

‘Once again, | sve special thanks to my wile, Phyllis, Jor her love,
pakeuce aid eaeouryenent Unougiout the lug process uf cevisio
{Yo my oon, Oscar, lor his editorial work, and finally, my thanks go to
the Department of Rehahihiation Medicine of the AMbert Ensen
Callege af Medicine far their support