Narakas classification of obstetric brachial plexus palsy revisited

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 788-791

  Al Qattan, M M ^a   El Sayed, A A F ^a   Al Zahrani, A Y ^a   Al Mutairi, S A ^a   Al Harbi, M S ^a   Al Mutairi, A M ^a   Al Kahtani, F S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Classification; Narakas; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CLASSIFICATION; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WRIST;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOVEMENT; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 74549155287     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193409348185     Document Type: Article

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