Nerve surgery for neonatal brachial plexus palsy

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-148

  Malessy, Martijn J A ^a   Pondaag, Willem ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Neonatal brachial plexus palsy; nerve surgery

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ELBOW FLEXION; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; NERVE LESION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NERVE TRANSFER; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 80155198146     PISSN: 18745393     EISSN: 18758894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-2011-0166     Document Type: Article

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