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Recovery of brachial plexus lesions resulting from heavy backpack use: A follow-up case series

BACKGROUND: Brachial plexus lesions as a consequence of carrying a heavy backpack have been reported, but the typical clinical course and long-term consequences are not clear. Here we evaluated the clinical course and pattern of recovery of backpack palsy (BPP) in a large series of patients. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Nylund, Tuula, Mattila, Ville M, Salmi, Tapani, Pihlajamäki, Harri K, Mäkelä, Jyrki P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3076297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21429232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-62