Surgical restoration of drop-hand syndrome with tendon transfer in patients injured in the Syrian civil war

Abstract Background The radial nerve is one of the most common war-related injury sites due to penetrating cutting tool injuries or gunshot wounds, resulting in drop-hand syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of tendon transfer in patients with drop-hand syndrome who had been...

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Main Author: Murat Ucak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Military Medical Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40779-019-0225-6