Long thoracic nerve injury

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 368, Issue , 1999, Pages 17-27

  Wiater, J Michael ^a   Flatow, Evan L ^b   Bigliani, Louis U ^c  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PH 1130   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE INJURY; PARALYSIS; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SCAPULA; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON TRANSFER; THORAX;

EID: 0032719878     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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