Surgical Treatment of Post-Traumatic Brachial Plexus Lesions

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Millesi, H ^a,b  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b 'Wiener Privatklinik' Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; C7 transfer; Comprehensive treatment; End to side coaptation; Post traumatic lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; NERVE ROOT; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; SHOULDER; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1442358593     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-003-0005-z     Document Type: Article

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