Functional evaluation of complete sciatic, peroneal, and posterior tibial nerve lesions in the rat

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 129-136

  Bain, J R ^a   Mackinnon, S E ^a   Hunter, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SUTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY;

ANIMAL; ANKLE; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PERONEAL NERVE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SCIATIC NERVE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIBIAL NERVE; TOES;

EID: 0024498021     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198901000-00024     Document Type: Article

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