Diagnosis and surgery of brachial plexus injuries

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-8

  Penkert, Goetz ^a   Carvalho, Gustavo Adolpho ^a   Nikkhah, Guido ^a   Tatagiba, Marcos ^a   Matthies, Cordula ^a   Samii, Madjid ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032895590     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000063     Document Type: Article

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