History of the Dermatomes

A dermatome is an area of skin innervated by a single dorsal nerve root. As demonstrated by many current textbooks, different authors provide different boundaries for the dermatomes. This variation may result from the different methods used over the years to investigate the dermatomes. In this chapter, we explore the history of dermatome mapping from its inception to now.

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