Obstetric brachial plexus lesions: A study of 74 children registered with the British paediatric surveillance unit (March 1998-March 1999)

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-45

  Bisinella, G L ^a   Birch, Rolfe ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEFORMITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037313852     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0841     Document Type: Article

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