Brachial plexus injury after transfer of free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 254-256

  Zhou, Youqing ^a   Chen, Liang ^a   Hu, Shaonan ^a   Gu, Yudong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MALE; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; ARM INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; INJURY; MUSCLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ARM INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 29744457474     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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