Factors affecting outcome of triceps motor branch transfer for isolated axillary nerve injury

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2350-2356

  Lee, Joo Yup ^a   Kircher, Michelle F ^a   Spinner, Robert J ^a   Bishop, Allen T ^a   Shin, Alexander Y ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axillary nerve injury; factors affecting outcome; nerve transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; ISOLATED AXILLARY NERVE INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; STRENGTH; THERAPY DELAY; TRICEPS MOTOR BRANCH TRANSFER;

ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; BODY MASS INDEX; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE TRANSFER; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867894981     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.07.030     Document Type: Article

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