Identification of the long thoracic nerve

Both index fingers are used to spread along the chest wall to expose the long thoracic nerve.

Reproduced with permission from: Harris JR, Lippman ME, Morrow M, Osborne CK. Diseases of the Breast, Third Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. Copyright © 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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