Reconstruction of elbow flexion in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita type I. Part I: Surgical anatomy and vascular and nerve supply of the pectoralis major muscle as a basis for muscle transfer

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 357-364

  Chomiak, Jiri ^a   Dungl, Pavel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BULOVKA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arthrogryposis; Neurovascular supply; Pectoralis major muscle; Reconstruction of elbow flexion

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549105802     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-008-0130-0     Document Type: Article

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