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Research Article

Range of motion and strength after surgery for brachial plexus birth palsy

107 patients followed for 12-year

Mikko O Kirjavainen Department of Orthopedsics and Traumatology and Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Central HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yrjänä Nietosvaara Helsinki Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki
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Sanna M Rautakorpi Helsinki Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki
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Ville M Remes Department of Orthopedsics and Traumatology and Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Central Hospital
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Tiina H Pöyhiä Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku
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Ilkka J Helenius Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
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Jari I Peltonen Helsinki Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki
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Pages 69-75 | Received 20 Oct 2009, Accepted 30 Aug 2010, Published online: 13 Dec 2010

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