Use of the phrenic nerve for brachial plexus reconstruction

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 323, Issue , 1996, Pages 119-121

  Gu, Yu Dong ^a   Ma, Meng Kun ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE GRAFT; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030062309     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199602000-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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