Reconstruction of irreparable brachial plexus injuries with reinnervated free-muscle transfer: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 174-177

  Doi, Kazuteru ^a   Sakai, Kazuhiro ^b   Fuchigami, Yasunori ^b   Kawai, Shinya ^b  

^a Ogori Daiichi General Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

brachial plexus avulsion; muscle; neurotization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0029883047     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.1.0174     Document Type: Article

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