Axillary nerve injury in young adults-an overlooked diagnosis? Early results of nerve reconstruction and nerve transfers

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 257-261

  Dahlin, Lars B ^a   Cöster, Marcus ^a   Björkman, Anders ^a   Backman, Clas ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Axillary nerve; Nerve injury; Nerve reconstruction; Nerve transfer; Shoulder trauma; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; SHOULDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; SHOULDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865486301     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000656X.2012.698415     Document Type: Article

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