Peripheral nerve repair and grafting techniques: A review

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 187-199

  Matsuyama, Takeshi ^a,c   Mackay, Margot ^b   Midha, Rajiv ^b  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Hanwa Chuou Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epineurial repair; Fascicular repair; Nerve graft; Nerve injury

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE SURGERY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034010543     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.40.187     Document Type: Review

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