Ankle stance angle: A functional index for the evaluation of sciatic nerve recovery after complete transection

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-177

  Lin, Fu Mei ^a   Pan, Yu Chuan ^a   Hom, Cynthia ^a   Sabbahi, Mohamed ^a   Shenaq, Saleh ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANKLE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; STANDING;

EID: 0029879954     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006472     Document Type: Article

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