Shoulder function following partial spinal accessory nerve transfer for brachial plexus birth injury

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-375

  Grossman, John A I ^a,b   Di Taranto, Patricia ^a   Alfonso, Daniel ^b   Ramos, Lorna E ^a   Price, Andrew E ^a,b  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Erb's palsy; Spinal accessory nerve

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SHOULDER; SPINAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCESSORY NERVE; BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; INFANT; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 33644948800     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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