Current Utilization of Reconstructive Upper Limb Surgery in Tetraplegia

Hand Clinics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-173

  Squitieri, Lee ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 43049173500     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2008.01.001     Document Type: Review

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