Endoscopic Sural Nerve Removal in Obstetric Brachial Plexopathy Using Basic Endoscopy Instruments: Technical Note
Abstract Introduction The sural nerve (SN) is commonly used for grafting following resection of a neuroma-in-continuity in neonatal brachial plexus lesions (NBPL). The main drawbacks of the current open techniques are large scars and contractures in the late postoperative stage, which m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1603966 |