Restoration of shoulder function with nerve transfers in traumatic brachial plexus palsy patients

Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 316-324

  Terzis, Julia K ^a,c   Kostas, Ioannis ^a   Soucacos, Panayotis N ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c Microsurgical Research Center Norfolk   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; DELTOID MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; INNERVATION; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE; TENDON TRANSFER; TERES MAJOR MUSCLE; TERES MINOR MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER;

EID: 33745002254     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20245     Document Type: Article

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