Management of Complete Obstetric Brachial Plexus Lesions

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 194-200

  Haerle, Max ^a   Gilbert, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE LA MAIN   (France)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Complete paralysis; Elbow paralysis; Hand paralysis; Obstetric palsy; Shoulder paralysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NEWBORN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1442355843     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200403000-00012     Document Type: Article

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