Lengthening of subscapularis and transfer of the lower trapezius in the correction of recurrent internal rotation contracture following obstetric brachial plexus palsy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 943-948

  Bertelli, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LATISSIMUS DORSI TRANSFER; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT INTERNAL ROTATION CONTRACTURE; RESTITUTION; SCAPULA; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SHOULDER SURGERY; SUBSCAPULARIS SLIDE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENDON GRAFT; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRAPEZOID BONE;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECURRENCE; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650120462     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B7.21795     Document Type: Article

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