Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injuries

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Malessy, Martijn J A ^a   Pondaag, Willem ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Brachial plexus repair; Nerve surgery; Obstetric brachial plexus lesion

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SHOULDER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADICULOPATHY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 57049171919     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2008.07.024     Document Type: Review

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