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The long thoracic nerve is a collateral motor branch of the brachial plexus, originating from its supraclavicular part.
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Rigoard, P. (2017). The Long Thoracic Nerve. In: Rigoard, P. (eds) Atlas of Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerves . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43089-8_11
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