Who was the first in history to treat radial nerve palsy by tendon transfer?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 756-757

  Korteweg, Steven F S ^a   Van De Graaf, Robert C ^a   Werker, Paul M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; HUMAN; NOTE; POLAND; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; TENDON TRANSFER;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POLAND; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 76949109198     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c87b58     Document Type: Letter

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