Shoulder Tendon Transfer Options for Adult Patients With Brachial Plexus Injury

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1211-1219

  Elhassan, Bassem ^a   Bishop, Alan ^a   Shin, Alexander ^a   Spinner, Robert ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; latissimus; pectoralis; tendon transfer; trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; DELTOID MUSCLE; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LEVATOR SCAPULAE MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBOID MUSCLE; ROTATOR CUFF; SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; SHOULDER SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON TRANSFER; TERES MAJOR MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 77953909153     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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