Immediate and delayed nerve repair using freeze-thawed muscle autografts in complex nerve injuries: Cavitation, fibrosis and haematoma

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 479-485

  Glasby, M A ^a   Fullarton, A C ^a   Lawson, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSIS; FREEZE DRYING; HEMATOMA; MEDIAN NERVE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TIME; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0030854674     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80273-2     Document Type: Article

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