Functional outcome after the L'Episcopo procedure

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 90-96

  Beauchamp, Marc ^a   Beaton, Dorcas E ^a   Barnhill, Thomas A ^a   Mackay, Margot ^a   Richards, Robin R ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON TRANSFER; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032020431     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-2746(98)90216-6     Document Type: Article

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