Bilateral elbow flexion reconstruction with functioning free muscle transfer for obstetric brachial plexus palsy

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27 B, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 484-486

  Baliarsing, A S ^a   Doi, K ^a   Hattori, Y ^a  

^a Ogori Daiichi General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CONVALESCENCE; DELIVERY; DONOR; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE ROOT INJURY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SPINAL NERVE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

EID: 0036798643     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0777     Document Type: Article

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