Ulnar nerve fascicle transfer onto the biceps muscle nerve in C5-C6 or C5-C6-C7 alvusion of the brachial plexus, based on a series of 18 cases;TRANSFERTS DE FASCICULES DU NERF ULNAIRE SUR LE NERF DU MUSCLE BICEPS DANS LES AVULSIONS C5-C6 OU C5-C6-C7 DU PLEXUS BRACHIAL A PROPOS DE DIX HUIT CAS

Annales de Chirurgie de la Main et du Membre Superieur

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-284

  Loy, S ^a   Bhatia, A ^b   Asfazadourian, H ^a   Oberlin, C ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus palsy; Nerve transfer; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0031439161     PISSN: 07539053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-9053(97)80040-3     Document Type: Article

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