Surgical interventions for traumatic lesions of the brachial plexus: A retrospective study of 134 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 614-621

  Kandenwein, Julia A ^a   Kretschmer, Thomas ^a   Engelhardt, Martin ^a   Richter, Hans Peter ^a   Antoniadis, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Motor deficit; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BICYCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NEUROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 32044433754     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.4.0614     Document Type: Article

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