Are we to practice biopsies of the superficial sensory branch of radial nerve for leprosy patients? Concerning 112 patients;Doit-on pratiquer des biopsies de la branche sensitive du nerf radial chez les malades lepreux? A propos de 112 cas

Annales de Chirurgie de la Main et du Membre Superieur

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-38

  Grauwin, M Y ^a   Dieye, M ^a   Mane, I ^a   Cartel, J L ^a  

^a Inst de Leprologie Appl de Dakar   (Senegal)

Author keywords

leprosy; nerve biopsy; neuritis; neuroma; radial nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; NEURITIS; NEUROMA; RADIAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030975231     PISSN: 07539053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-9053(97)80016-6     Document Type: Article

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