Traumatic lesions of the brachial plexus: An analysis of outcomes in primary brachial plexus reconstruction and secondary functional arm reanimation

Neurosurgery

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 873-885

  Krishnan, Kartik G ^a   Martin, K Daniel ^a   Schackert, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Primary reconstruction; Secondary functional reanimation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48949119522     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000318173.28461.32     Document Type: Article

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