Obstetric brachial plexus injuries

Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-54

  Al Qattan, Mohammad M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARM MALFORMATION; ARTHRODESIS; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037309306     PISSN: 15310914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jssh.2003.50008     Document Type: Review

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