Results of suture of the sciatic nerve after missile injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 340-344

  Taha, Assad ^a   Taha, Jamal ^b,c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAYFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Missile; Nerve; Sciatic; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MISSILE WOUND; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE SUTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031706651     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199808000-00022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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