Long thoracic nerve injury due to an electric burn

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 562-564

  Still, Joseph M ^a   Law, Edward J ^a,b   Duncan, J Wendell ^a   Hughes, Harry F ^a  

^a Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRIC BURN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PARALYSIS; SCAPULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029834857     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199611000-00015     Document Type: Article

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