Obstetric paralysis: anterior arthroscopic release of the shoulder and transfer of the latissimus dorsi using a homologous graft

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Description of a new surgical technique for treating the shoulders of patients with sequelae of obstetric paralysis. Preliminary analysis on the results obtained from this technique. METHODS: Five consecutive patients underwent the proposed surgical procedure, consisting of a...

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Main Authors: Alberto Naoki Miyazaki, Caio Santos Checchia, Sergio Luiz Checchia, Marcelo Fregoneze, Pedro Doneux Santos, Guilherme do Val Sella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000300319&lng=en&tlng=en