## Abstract Brachial plexus trauma is a rare condition in children except for obstetrical lesions, for which nerve grafting is generally proposed. Two children (9 and 12 years old) with C5 and C6 traumatic brachial plexus avulsion lesions are presented, where elbow flexion and shoulder abduction an
RE: Nerve transfers in children with traumatic partial brachial plexus injuries
✍ Scribed by Jean-Noël Goubier; Frédéric Teboul; Ellada Papadogeorgou
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 35 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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