Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 216-217 , March 2005

Transient brachial plexus block after shoulder manipulation: A case report

  • Khitish Mohanty (FRCS(Orth))
  • ,
  • Cormac Kelly (FRCS(Orth))

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Cormac Kelly, FRCS(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Roberts Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom, SY10 7AG
  • ,
  • Philip Roberts (FRCS(Orth))

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PII: S1058-2746(04)00183-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.06.005

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 216-217 , March 2005