MICROSURGICAL TRANSFER OF THE GRACILIS MUSCLE FOR ELBOW FLEXION IN BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY IN ADULTS: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF EIGHT CASES

Objective: Treating brachial plexus injuries is a major challenge, especially lesions that are presented late, with more than 12 months of evolution. We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent one of the possibilities for attempting to restore the function of upper limbs affected under such...

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Main Authors: Kimura, Luiz Koiti, do Nascimento, Alexandre Tadeu, Capócio, Roberto, Mattar, Rames, Rezende, Marcelo Rosa, Wei, Teng Hsiang, Torres, Luciano Ruiz, Moya, Fernando Munhoz
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799279/