Brachial plexus palsy caused by halo traction before posterior correction in patients with severe scoliosis

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 294-298

  Qian, Bang Ping ^a   Qiu, Yong ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Yu, Yang ^a   Zhu, Ze Zhang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus palsy; Halo traction; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

MECOBALAMIN; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SKELETON TRACTION; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE FUSION; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

EID: 35348858138     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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