The anatomy, investigations and management of adult brachial plexus injuries

Orthopaedics and Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 420-432

  Gregory, Jonathan ^a,b,c   Cowey, Alex ^a,b,c   Jones, Matthew ^a,b,c   Pickard, Simon ^a,b,c   Ford, David ^a,b,c  

^a District General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anatomy; brachial plexus; management; nerve injury; neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

AMPUTATION; ANATOMY; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SHOULDER ARTHRODESIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 70949092850     PISSN: 18771327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mporth.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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