Brachial plexus palsy associated with halo traction before posterior correction in severe scoliosis

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 123, Issue , 2006, Pages 538-542

  Qian, Bang Ping ^a   Qiu, Yong ^a   Wang, Bin ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus palsy; Halo traction; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DIAGNOSIS; RESTORATION;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL FEATURES; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MEDIAN NERVES; REHABILITATION TRAINING; RELATED FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION;

TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; TRACTION THERAPY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; TRACTION;

EID: 34548757229     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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