Extended phrenic nerve transfer [23]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 354-356

  Chuang, David C C ^a   Mardini, Samir ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0038787672     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000067439.73588.D8     Document Type: Letter

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