Management of hand palsies in isolated C7 to T1 or C8, T1 root avulsions

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 156-160

  Goubier, Jean Noel ^a,b   Teboul, Frédéric ^a  

^a Centre International de Chirurgie de la Mainclinique du Parc Monceau   (France)

^b Centre international de chirurgie de la main CICM   (France)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Hand palsy; Sensory neurotization; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT; TENDON TRANSFER; TENODESIS; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HAND; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; RADICULOPATHY;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; PARALYSIS; RADICULOPATHY; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 55749088795     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e318172d72b     Document Type: Article

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