Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 11 , Pages 543-548 , November 2006

Lumbosacral Plexus Injury and Brachial Plexus Injury Following Prolonged Compression

  • Chung-Lan Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chia-Hei Yuan

      Affiliations

    • Ton-Yen General Hospital, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yuan-Yang Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Rai-Chi Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Rai-Chi Chan, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 16 January 2006 ,Accepted 28 September 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70326-0

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70326-0

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 11 , Pages 543-548 , November 2006

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