Tendon transfer to reconstruct wrist extension in children with obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-157

  Al Qattan, M M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SUTURE; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT INDICATION; WRIST; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0037386166     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(02)00301-7     Document Type: Article

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