Entrapment neuropathy contributing to dysfunction after birth brachial plexus injuries

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 592-597

  Adelson, P David ^a   Nystrom, N Ake ^b   Sclabassi, Robert ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth; Brachial plexus; Dystocia; Electrophysiology; Neuropathy; Pediatric; Surgery; Tenolysis

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; DYSTOCIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECOMPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 24144444522     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000161092.23468.1c     Document Type: Article

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