Brachial plexus palsy

Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-243

  Gherman, Robert B ^a   Chauhan, Suneet ^b   Oh, Chein ^c   Goodwin, T Murphy ^d  

^a WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIRTH INJURY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BREECH EXTRACTION; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DISEASE COURSE; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FORCE; HUMAN; KLUMPKES PALSY; LABOR STAGE 2; MEASUREMENT; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE LESION; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; SPINAL NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 29044447701     PISSN: 09655395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S096553950500152X     Document Type: Review

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