Restoring hand function in patients with severe polyneuropathy: The role of electromyography before tendon transfer surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 732-742

  Mackin, Glenn A ^a   Gordon, Michael J V ^a   Neville, Hans E ^a   Ringel, Steven P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth; Electromyography; Hand surgery; Polyneuropathy; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DONOR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND SURGERY; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 0032789475     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0732     Document Type: Article

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