Recovery of hand function following nerve grafting and transfer in obstetric brachial plexus lesions

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 33-40

  Pondaag, Willem ^a   Malessy, Martijn J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus avulsion; Brachial plexus repair; Hand function; Nerve surgery; Obstetric brachial plexus lesion; Outcome; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HAND; INJURY; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURAL NERVE; TRANSPLANTATION;

BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVES; SURAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748476311     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.1.33     Document Type: Article

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