Scapulothoracic dissociation: Evaluation and management

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1147-1155

  Brucker, Peter U ^a   Gruen, Gary S ^a   Kaufmann, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Classification; Evaluation; Outcome; Review; Scapulothoracic dissociation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; AXILLARY ARTERY; AXILLARY VEIN; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; LIGAMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCAPULA; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORAX;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; AMPUTATION; ARTERIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SCAPULA; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 26444497913     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.12.053     Document Type: Review

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