Brachialis muscle transfer to the forearm muscles in obstetric brachial plexus palsy

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-265

  Bertelli, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL JOANA DE GUSMÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

brachialis muscle; obstetric brachial palsy; tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33646524924     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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