Results of Grafting the Anterior and Posterior Divisions of the Upper Trunk in Complete Palsies of the Brachial Plexus

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1529-1540

  Bertelli, Jayme Augusto ^a   Ghizoni, Marcos Flávio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus palsy; brachial plexus repair; nerve grafting; nerve transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CRANIAL NERVES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURAL NERVE; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949090065     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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