Free muscle transfer in posttraumatic plexopathies: Part III. the hand

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1225-1236

  Terzis, Julia K ^a   Kostopoulos, Vasileios K ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; FINGER; GRACILIS FLAP; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN NERVE; SPINAL NERVE; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349817110     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b5a322     Document Type: Article

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