Outcomes of surgery in 1019 brachial plexus lesions treated at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1005-1016

  Kim, Daniel H ^a   Cho, Yong Jun ^b   Tiel, Robert L ^b   Kline, David G ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Nerve action potential; Nerve graft; Nerve sheath tumor; Thoracic outlet syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROSARCOMA; FOLLOW UP; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NERVE SUTURE; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROSARCOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037405182     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.5.1005     Document Type: Article

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