Role of intraoperative neurophysiology in primary surgery for obstetrical brachial plexus palsy (OBPP)

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 710-714

  König, Ralph W ^a   Antoniadis, Gregor ^a   Börm, Wolfgang ^a   Richter, Hans Peter ^a   Kretschmer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intraoperative neurophysiology; Nerve injury; Neuroma in continuity; Obstetrical brachial plexus palsy; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELBOW FLEXION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMA; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745296898     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-0033-z     Document Type: Article

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