A New Surgical Technique for Internal Shoulder Contractures Secondary to Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury: An Anterior Coracohumeral Ligament Release
Abstract Background Obstetric brachial plexus injuries result from traction injury during delivery; 30% of these children sustain persisting functional limitations related to an external rotation deficit of the shoulder. The aim of this study was to compare the intraoperative gain in ex...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1693746 |