Surgical outcomes following nerve transfers in upper brachial plexus injuries

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-160

  Bhandari, P S ^a   Sadhotra, L P ^a   Bhargava, P ^a   Bath, A S ^a   Mukherjee, M K ^a   Bhatti, Tejinder ^a   Maurya, Sanjay ^a  

^a Associated with Armed Forces Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Nerve transfers; root avulsions; upper brachial plexus injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956038257     PISSN: 09700358     EISSN: 1998376X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.59272     Document Type: Article

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