Epidemiology and Estimated Cost of Brachial Plexus Surgeries Performed through the Unified Health System in Brazil (2008–2016)

Introduction The brachial plexus is responsible for the innervation of the upper extremity of the body. About 10 to 20% of the peripheral nerve lesions are brachial plexus lesions. Objective To describe the epidemiology of the brachial plexus microsurgery with exploration and neurolysis (...

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Main Authors: Marcelo José Silva de Magalhães, Mariano Socolovsky, Mariana Mendes Araújo, Mariana Oliveira Silva, Mayallu Almeida Mendes, Pedro Augusto Costa, Telma Soares Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-12-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1613713