The 'burner': A common nerve injury in contact sports

American Family Physician

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2035-2042

  Kuhlman, Geoffrey S ^a   McKeag, Douglas B ^b  

^a Hinsdale Family Practice Residency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NECK INJURY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NECK INJURIES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; SHOULDER; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0033229981     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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