Bypass coaptation procedures for cervical nerve root avulsion

Neurosurgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1145-1152

  Yamada, Shokei ^a   Lonser, Russell R ^a   Iacono, Robert P ^a   Morenski, John D ^a   Bailey, Leonard ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Brachial plexus; Bypass coaptation; Cervical nerve avulsion; Erb's palsy; Flail arm; Intercostal nerve coaptation; Klumpke's palsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0029955218     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199606000-00018     Document Type: Article

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