Obstetric brachial plexus palsy: A comparison of the degree of recovery after repair of a C6 ventral root avulsion in newborn and adult sheep

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 697-704

  Fullarton, A C ^a   Myles, L M ^a   Lenihan, D V ^a   Hems, T E J ^a   Glasb, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Brachial plexus palsy; Degree of recovery; Newborn; Sheep model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BIRTH INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FREEZING; LAMB; LATENT PERIOD; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE GRAFT; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; THAWING; THICKNESS; TIME; TISSUE REPAIR; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0035212852     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2001.3700     Document Type: Article

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