Detection of nerve entrapment during limb lengthening by means of near- nerve recording

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-167

  Wexler, I ^a   Paley, D ^b   Herzenberg, J E ^b   Herbert, A ^a  

^a Kernan Hospital   (United States)

^b J L Kernan Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Ilizarov procedure; Near nerve conduction; Nerve stretch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL;

EID: 0031746115     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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