Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 784-787 , November 2007

Forearm rotational profile in obstetric brachial plexus injury

  • Marcin Sibinski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marcin Slbinski, PhD, UI Maratonska 91 m 54, 94-007 Lodz, Poland.
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  • David A. Sherlock, DPhil, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland
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  • Timothy E. Hems, DM, FRCSEd(Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.
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  • Himanshu Sharma, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.02.124

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 784-787 , November 2007

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