A one-stage shoulder arthrodesis and brooks seddon pectoralis major to biceps tendon transfer for upper brachial plexus injuries

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-23

  Solomons, M ^a,b   Cvitanich, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Timaru Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

brachial plexus; pectoralis major tendon transfer; upper trunk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INNERVATION; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 33846010178     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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