Outcomes of brachial plexus reconstruction in 204 patients with devastating paralysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1221-1240

  Terzis, Julia K ^a   Vekris, Marios D ^b   Soucacos, Panayiotis N ^b  

^a Microsurgical Research Center Norfolk   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARM INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032879746     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199910000-00001     Document Type: Article

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