The early effects of tendon transfers and open capsulorrhaphy on glenohumeral deformity in brachial plexus birth palsy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2171-2179

  Waters, Peter M ^a   Bae, Donald S ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BONE DYSPLASIA; BONE REMODELING; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; OPEN CAPSULORRHAPHY; OPEN REDUCTION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; ROTATOR CUFF; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 53549089894     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01517     Document Type: Article

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