Neurophysiological and ultrasound findings in sural nerve lesions following stripping of the small saphenous vein

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1724-1726

  Simonetti, Stefano ^a   Bianchi, Stefano ^a   Martinoli, Carlo ^b  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Retrograde changes; Small saphenous vein; Stripping; Sural neuropathy; Ultra sound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCIATIC NERVE; SURAL NERVE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VARICOSIS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; CICATRIX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCIATIC NERVE; SURAL NERVE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0032758911     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199912)22:12<1724::AID-MUS18>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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