Timing of surgical reconstruction for closed traumatic injury to the supraclavicular brachial plexus

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 562-567

  Birch, R ^a  

^a Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; nerve repair; timing of surgery

Indexed keywords

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMAN; INJURIES; TIME TO TREATMENT; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84935104951     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193414539865     Document Type: Review

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