Pediatric brachial plexus reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2009, Pages

  Terzis, Julia K ^a   Kokkalis, Zinon T ^a  

^a Microsurgical Research Center Norfolk   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MICROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW;

BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROSURGERY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 75549085614     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181bcf01f     Document Type: Review

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