Neurotization and Free Muscle Transfer for Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injury

Hand Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-104

  Chuang, David Chwei Chin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; ELBOW FLEXION; EXERCISE; FINGER; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INNERVATION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PHRENIC NERVE; REVIEW; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SPLINTING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE TRANSFER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 34247471227     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2007.02.001     Document Type: Review

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