Acute reconstruction of traumatic injuries of median and ulnar nerves by grafting with intercostal nerves from the rectus muscle: Case reports

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 503-506

  Bresnick, Stephen ^a   Lineaweaver, William ^a   Hui, Kenneth ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0030727548     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006431     Document Type: Article

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