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Original Scientific Reports

Axillary nerve injury in young adults—An overlooked diagnosis? Early results of nerve reconstruction and nerve transfers

Lars B. DahlinDepartment of Clinical Sciences in Malmö/Hand Surgery, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, MalmöCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marcus CösterDepartment of Clinical Sciences in Malmö/Hand Surgery, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö
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Anders BjörkmanDepartment of Clinical Sciences in Malmö/Hand Surgery, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö
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Clas BackmanDepartment of Hand and Plastic Surgery, Norrland University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
Pages 257-261 | Accepted 14 Apr 2012, Published online: 22 Aug 2012

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