Cross pectoral nerve transfer following free gracilis muscle transplantation for chronic brachial plexus palsy: A case series

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-128

  Hosseinian, Mohammad Ali ^a   Tofigh, Arash Mohammadi ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus palsy; Cross pectoral nerve transfer; Free gracilis muscle transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; GRACILIS FLAP; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSFER; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42649119100     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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