A new resorbable wrap-around implant as an alternative nerve repair technique

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24 B, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-295

  Hazari, A ^a,b,c   Johansson Ruden G ^a,b,c   Junemo Bostrom, K ^a,b,c   Ljungberg, C ^a,b,c   Terenghi, G ^a,b,c,d   Green, C ^a,b,c   Wiberg, M ^a,b,c  

^a Blond McIndoe Centre for Medical Research   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Astra Tech AB   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANT; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 0033153240     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1998.0001     Document Type: Article

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