An MRI study on the relations between muscle atrophy, shoulder function and glenohumeral deformity in shoulders of children with obstetric brachial plexus injury

Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  van Gelein Vitringa, Valerie M ^a   van Kooten, Ed O ^a   Jaspers, Richard T ^b   Mullender, Margriet G ^a   van Doorn Loogman, Mirjam H ^a   van der Sluijs, Johannes A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 67650082342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7221-4-5     Document Type: Article

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