Reconstruction of elbow flexion by transposition of pedicled long head of triceps brachii muscle

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 82-86

  Haninec, P ^a   Szeder, V ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Palsy; Transposition; Triceps brachii muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELBOW INJURY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRANSPOSITION; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIUS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SUTURE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0032848594     PISSN: 00015423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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