The effects of postoperative continuous passive motion on peripheral nerve repair and regeneration: An experimental investigation in rabbits

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 594-597

  Kim, H K W ^a   Kerr, R G ^a   Turley, C B ^a   Evans, P J ^a   Jay, V ^a   Salter, R B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PLASTER CAST; POPLITEAL NERVE; RABBIT; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AXONS; CASTS, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROSURGERY; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RABBITS; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0031731422     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80008-9     Document Type: Article

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