Injury to the brachial plexus by a fragment of bone after fracture of the clavicle

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 534-536

  Barbier, O ^a   Malghem, J ^a   Delaere, O ^a   Vande Berg, B ^a   Rombouts, J J ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLAVICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; ILIUM; MALE;

EID: 0030873370     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B4.7552     Document Type: Conference Paper

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