Vein grafts used as nerve conduits for obstetrical brachial plexus palsy reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1930-1941

  Terzis, Julia K ^a,b   Kostas, Ioannis ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Microsurgical Research Center Norfolk   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARM; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLLAPSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVOUS TISSUE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VEIN GRAFT;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSFER; NEUROMA; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; RADICULOPATHY; RUPTURE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROTOPIC;

EID: 37349021396     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000287391.12943.00     Document Type: Article

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