Long thoracic nerve palsy after using a single axillary crutch

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 447, Issue , 2006, Pages 267-269

  Murphy, Michael Thomas ^a   Journeaux, Simon Francis ^a  

^a MATER ADULT HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FIBULA FRACTURE; GAIT; HUMAN; LONG THORACIC NERVE PALSY; MALE; NERVE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; WALKING AID; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; LEG INJURY; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CRUTCHES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; PARALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACIC NERVES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746038594     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000205880.27964.a3     Document Type: Article

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