CLINICAL RESULTS OF CONTRALATERAL C7 ROOT NEUROTIZATION TO THE MEDIAN NERVE IN BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURIES WITH TOTAL ROOT AVULSIONS
โ Scribed by S WAIKAKUL; S ORAPIN; V VANADURONGWAN
- Book ID
- 117838452
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0363-5023
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