Surgical repair of brachial plexus injury: A multinational survey of experienced peripheral nerve surgeons

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-376

  Belzberg, Allan J ^a,b   Dorsi, Michael J ^a   Storm, Phillip B ^a   Moriarity, John L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Nerve injury; Peripheral nerve; Surgical repair

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DONOR; ELBOW FLEXION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; JOINT FUNCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROMA; NORMAL HUMAN; PARALYSIS; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 4143139863     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.3.0365     Document Type: Review

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