Transfer of the Accessory Nerve to the Suprascapular Nerve in Brachial Plexus Reconstruction

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 989-998

  Bertelli, Jayme Augusto ^a,b   Ghizoni, Marcos Flávio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accessory nerve; brachial plexus; nerve grafting; nerve transfer; suprascapular nerve; supraspinatus muscle

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548441671     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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