Clinical outcome of shoulder muscle transfer for shoulder deformities in obstetric brachial plexus palsy: A study of 150 cases

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Thatte, Mukund R ^c   Agashe, Mandar V ^a   Rao, Aamod ^a   Rathod, Chasanal M ^b   Mehta, Rujuta ^a  

^a Bai Jerbai Hospital for Children   (India)

^b BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus palsy; contracture; mallet score

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958297264     PISSN: 09700358     EISSN: 1998376X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.81441     Document Type: Article

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