Neurotization of motor nerves innervating the lower extremity by utilizing the lower intercostal nerves

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-45

  Zhao, Shurun ^a   Beuerman, Roger W ^a   Kline, David G ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Dept of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LEG; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MYELINATION; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINNERVATION; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0031057116     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1063939     Document Type: Article

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