Repair of ventral root avulsions of the brachial plexus: A review

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 233-242

  Holtzer, Carlo A J ^a   Marani, Enrico ^a,b   Lakke, Egbert A J F ^a   Thomeer, Ralph T W M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal experiments; Brachial plexus; Functional recovery; Human; Ventral root avulsions

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NERVE SHEATH; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0036900483     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2002.02031.x     Document Type: Article

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