Nerve transfers to the biceps and brachialis branches to improve elbow flexion strength after brachial plexus injuries

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 313-318

  Tung, Thomas H ^a   Novak, Christine B ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Nerve transplantation; Oberlin procedure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BRACHIALIS MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0037305142     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.2.0313     Document Type: Article

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