Orthopaedic sequelae in neurogically recovered obstetrical brachial plexus injury. Case study and literature review

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Ter Steeg, A M ^a   Hoeksma, A F ^b,c   Dijkstra, P F ^c   Nelissen, R G H H ^d   De Jong, B A ^b  

^a Erasmus MC University Medical Center and Rijndam Rehabilitation Center Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c JAN VAN BREEMEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; BONE MALFORMATION; BRACE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT MALFORMATION; JOINT SCINTISCANNING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0037422524     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280210142185     Document Type: Review

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