Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy: Results Following Neurolysis of Conducting Neuromas-in-Continuity

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 974-982

  Clarke, Howard M ^a,b   Al Qattan, Mohammad M ^a   Curtis, Christine G ^a   Zuker, Ronald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MICROSURGERY; NERVE GRAFT; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELBOW JOINT; FINGER JOINT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; NERVE TRANSFER; NEUROMA; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; THUMB; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0029981797     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199604001-00014     Document Type: Article

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