Neurologic deficit and recovery in the donor limb following cross-C7 transfer in brachial-plexus injury

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-243

  Liu, Jie ^a   Pho, Robert W H ^a   Kour, Anam K ^a   Zhang, Ai Hua ^a   Ong, Benjamin K C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0030933846     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000230     Document Type: Article

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