Contralateral C7 nerve transfer - Our experiences over past 25 years

Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Cheng Gang ^a,b,c   Gu, Yu Dong ^a,b,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Shanghai Key Laboratory of Peripheral Nerve and Microsurgery   (China)

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EID: 81555232271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7221-6-10     Document Type: Review

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