Iatrogenic injury of the spinal accessory nerve: Results of repair

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1616-1621

  Nakamichi, Ken Ichi ^a   Tachibana, Shintaro ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031786579     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199811000-00007     Document Type: Article

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