Obstetric brachial plexus palsy associated with breech delivery

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-264

  Al Qattan, M M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BREECH EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELBOW FLEXION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; OBSTETRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; BREECH PRESENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0041837171     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000063750.16982.E4     Document Type: Review

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