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anterior root

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Noun1.anterior root - one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers
anterior horn, ventral horn, ventral root
efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve - a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
nervus spinalis, spinal nerve - any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal)
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The location of the compression and its clinical correlation are of utmost importance because some studies have shown that asymptomatic control subjects had some degree of incidental neurovascular compression of the facial nerve, although it was rarely seen in the anterior root exit zone.
Hemifacial spasm by Palacios, Enrique; Breaux, Jack; Alvernia, Jorge E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
We studied how neuromuscular stimulation through a magnetic coil and a sacral anterior root stimulator (SARS) implant (used for bladder emptying) affects pressure and skin blood circulation under the ischial tuberosities (ITs) of participants with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Interface pressure and cutaneous hemoglobin and oxygenation changes ... by Liu, Liang Qin / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development
We propose the use of sacral anterior root stimulator (SARS) implants to prevent ischial pressure ulcers in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population.
Interface pressure and cutaneous hemoglobin and oxygenation changes ... by Liu, Liang Qin; Nicholson, Graham P.; Knight, Sarah L.; Chelvarajah, Ramesh; Gall, Angela; Middleton / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development
 
 
 
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