Selection of grip function in double free gracilis transfer procedures after complete paralysis of the brachial plexus

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 610-614

  Takka, Semih ^a,b   Doi, Kazuteru ^a   Hattori, Yasunori ^a   Kitajima, Izuru ^a   Ikeda, Keisuke ^a   Guafen, Chen ^a  

^a Ogori Daiichi General Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus palsy; Double free gracilis transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOUBLE FREE GRACILIS TRANSFER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NOCICEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PARALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 19444380685     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000162514.14226.53     Document Type: Article

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