Reinnervation of split skin grafts in humans: Comparison of two different methods of operation

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-162

  Weiß Becker, Christoph ^a,c   Fruhstorfer, Heinrich ^a   Friederich, Hugo Constantin ^a   Winter, Helmut ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Muscle fascia; Reinnervation; Skin grafts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FASCIA; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MUSCLE; REINNERVATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN SENSATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0031777359     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844319850158778     Document Type: Article

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