Suprascapular nerve reconstruction in obstetrical brachial plexus palsy: Spinal accessory nerve transfer versus C5 root grafting

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2391-2396

  Tse, Raymond ^a   Marcus, Jeffrey R ^a   Curtis, Christine G ^a   Dupuis, Annie ^a   Clarke, Howard M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER; SPINAL ROOT; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 79958749011     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182131c7c     Document Type: Article

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