Supraclavicular first rib resection and total scalenectomy:: Technique and results

Hand Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-70

  Sanders, Richard J ^a,b   Hammond, Sharon L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ROSE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INCISION; NERVE; NEUROLYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RIB RESECTION; SCALENE MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; THORACIC DUCT; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; TOTAL SCALENECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0842311282     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(03)00093-3     Document Type: Review

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