Clinical problem-solving: Brachial plexus closed injury and reconstruction

Neurosurgery

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1330-1338

  Ranalli, Nathan J ^a   Kline, David G ^b   McGarvey, Michael L ^a   Boulis, Nicholas M ^c   Zager, Eric L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Nerve grafting and transfer; Nerve root avulsion; Trauma

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; METHADONE; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ARM; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS CLOSED INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; EDEMA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE TRANSFER; RADICULOPATHY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 56849120803     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000333305.57060.00     Document Type: Article

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