Augmentation of partially regenerated nerves by end-to-side side-to-side grafting neurotization: Experience based on eight late obstetric brachial plexus cases

Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Amr, Sherif M ^a   Moharram, Ashraf N ^a   Abdel Meguid, Kamal M S ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b FAYOUM UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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EID: 34248380015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7221-1-6     Document Type: Article

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