Histopathologic study of the neuroma-in-continuity in obstetric brachial plexus palsy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2046-2054

  Chen, Liang ^a   Gao, Shi Chang ^a   Gu, Yu Dong ^a   Hu, Shao Nan ^a   Xu, Lei ^a   Huang, Yi Gang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROMA; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OBSTETRIC BRACHIAL PLEXUS PALSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CERVICAL PLEXUS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48049109639     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181706e7e     Document Type: Article

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