Microneurolysis and decompression of long thoracic nerve injury are effective in reversing scapular winging: Long-term results in 50 cases

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Nath, Rahul K ^a   Lyons, Andrew B ^a   Bietz, Gabriel ^a  

^a Texas Nerve and Paralysis Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE INJURY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SCAPULAR WINGING; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCAPULA; SHOULDER JOINT; THORACIC NERVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33947501031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-25     Document Type: Article

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