Repair of brachial plexus lower trunk injury by transferring brachialis muscle branch of musculocutaneous nerve: Anatomic feasibility and clinical trials

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-104

  Zheng, Xian You ^a   Hou, Chun Lin ^a   Gu, Yu Dong ^b   Shi, Qi Lin ^b   Guan, Shi Bing ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Brachialis muscle branch; Finger flexion; Median nerve; Nerve transfer

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CADAVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STAINING; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 39049087268     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200801020-00001     Document Type: Article

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