Elbow function recovery after surgery

Patient with a upper trunk palsy who was operated for elbow and shoulder palsy . Oberlin transfer was done to restore elbow function.
Patient come after six months to show his recovering elbow function.


Dr Adhishwar Sharma
MB,BS, MS General Surgery PGIMER Chd
Mch Plastic Surgery
Fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery
brahmanandclinic.com
08860650846, adhishwar7@gmail.com

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