Post-traumatic brachial plexus paralysis: Current management of reconstruction

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-83

  Vekris, M D ^a   Soucacos, P N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MICROSURGERY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034892855     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cuor.2001.0169     Document Type: Article

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