Obstetric brachial plexus palsy - Clinics, pathophysiology and surgical treatment;Die kindliche armplexusparese - Übersicht zur klinik, pathophysiologie und chirurgischen behandlungsstrategie

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-97

  Bahm, Jörg ^a  

^a Franziskus Hospital Aachen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microsurgery; Obstetric injury; Plexus palsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; NERVE INJURY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0042838299     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40770     Document Type: Article

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