Surgical strategy for infant obstetrical brachial plexus palsy: Experiences at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 132-142

  Chuang, David Chwei Chin ^a,b,c   Mardini, Samir ^a,b   Ma, Hae Shya ^a,b  

^a Chang Gung University Hospital ^*

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER JOINT; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 21744454290     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000169936.19073.B4     Document Type: Article

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