Neuronal anastomosis of the cutaneous ramus of the intercostal nerve to achieve sensibility in the latissimus dorsi transplant

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-39

  Schultes, Günter ^b   Gaggl, Alexander ^a   Kärcher, Hans ^a  

^a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ^*

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NOCICEPTION; PRESSURE SENSE; REINNERVATION; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0033988942     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(00)80012-9     Document Type: Article

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