The effectiveness of chemical neurolysis in the treatment of lower limb muscle spasticity

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-43

  Bakheit, A M O ^a   Badwan, D A H ^a   McLellan, D L ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHENOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MEDIAL POPLITEAL NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLYSIS; OBTURATOR NERVE; POPLITEAL NERVE; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030010064     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921559601000108     Document Type: Article

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