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Platysma motor branch transfer in brachial plexus repair: report of the first case

BACKGROUND: Nerve transfers are commonly employed in the treatment of brachial plexus injuries. We report the use of a new donor for transfer, the platysma motor branch. METHODS: A patient with complete avulsion of the brachial plexus and phrenic nerve paralysis had the suprascapular nerve neurotize...

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Autor principal: Bertelli, Jayme Augusto
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1867811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17474986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7221-2-12