A good outcome following complete injury of the brachial plexus: Long-term analysis of the management of two patients

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 540-544

  Dickson, J K ^a   Biant, L C ^b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; KNEE DISLOCATION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LIMB PAIN; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SENSATION; ULNA FRACTURE;

ADULT; ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950607134     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B4.23291     Document Type: Article

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