Sciatic nerve regeneration in the rat after frozen muscle grafting. A comparative study using somatosensory evoked potentials

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 21 B, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-56

  Delaere, O ^a   Guerit, J M ^a   Van Wijck, R ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MUSCLE GRAFT; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0030066270     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(96)80012-X     Document Type: Article

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