Combined Nerve Transfers for C5 and C6 Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injury
β Scribed by Somsak Leechavengvongs; Kiat Witoonchart; Chairoj Uerpairojkit; Phairat Thuvasethakul; Kanchai Malungpaishrope
- Book ID
- 116654955
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 277 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0363-5023
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