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Hilton's law revisited
Author(s) -
HÉbertBlouin MarieNoËlle,
Shane Tubbs R.,
Carmichael Stephen W.,
Spinner Robert J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.22348
Subject(s) - medicine , interpretation (philosophy) , law , anatomy , philosophy , linguistics , political science
Hilton's Law, put forth 150 years ago, is well known and frequently taught in anatomy courses. We critically analyzed the complex description of associated muscular, cutaneous, and articular innervations in order to assess the general applicability of Hilton's Law. We applied rules for interpretation of the Law extrapolated upon but based on Hilton's original writings, and excluded obscure supplementary clauses not considered as part of the Law. We found the Law, as originally written and as we interpreted with some latitude, to be reliable and applicable to all cranial and peripheral nerves. Hilton's Law is a powerful springboard to understand articular anatomy and pathophysiology. Clin. Anat. 548–555, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.