Musculocutaneous neurotization to restore elbow flexion in brachial plexus paralysis

Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-329

  Vekris, Marios D ^a   Beris, Alexandros E ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth O ^a   Korobilias, Anastasios V ^a   Pafilas, Dimitrios ^a   Vekris, Anastasios D ^b   Soucacos, Panayotis N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DONOR; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SKIN;

EID: 33744974286     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20246     Document Type: Article

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