Late treatment of brachial plexus palsy secondary to birth injuries: Rotational osteotomy of the proximal part of the humerus

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1477-1483

  Kirkos, John M ^a   Papadopoulos, Isidoros A ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MALFORMATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031728034     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199810000-00009     Document Type: Article

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