Dynamic Electromyographic Evaluation of Adolescents With Traumatic Cervical Injury After Biceps to Triceps Transfer: The Role of Phasic Contraction

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1331-1336

  Hutchinson, David ^a   Kozin, Scott H ^a   Mayer, Nathaniel ^a   Mulcahey, M J ^a   Duffy, Theresa ^a   Gaughan, John P ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

biceps; elbow; electromyography; surgery; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53249147683     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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