Phrenic nerve transfer in the restoration of elbow flexion in brachial plexus avulsion injuries: How effective and safe is it?

Neurosurgery

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Siqueira, Mario G ^a   Martins, Roberto S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injuries; Brachial plexus surgery; Nerve transfer; Phrenic nerve transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350635871     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000338865.19411.7F     Document Type: Article

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