Obstetrical brachial plexus palsy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Borschel, Gregory H ^b   Clarke, Howard M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROMA; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SURAL NERVE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIRTH INJURIES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; INFANT; NERVE TRANSFER; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68049099262     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181a80798     Document Type: Review

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