Hilton's law

Last revised by Owen Kang on 27 Jul 2022

Hilton's law states that a joint tends to be innervated by a branch of a motor nerve which also supplies a muscle extending and acting across the joint. Another branch of the nerve often supplies the overlying skin.

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