Late Reconstruction for Brachial Plexus Injury

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-64

  Carlsen, Brian T ^a   Bishop, Allen T ^a   Shin, Alexander Y ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Free functioning muscle transfers; Late reconstruction; Tendon transfers

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ANATOMY; ARTHRODESIS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; ELBOW; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE TRANSFER; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PARALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; TENDON TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57049142642     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2008.07.021     Document Type: Review

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